Cardinal slams big gambling

October 24, 2007  --  Got something to say?
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Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal RosalesThere is so much wastefulness in this country, Manila Archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales lamented as he hit rampant gambling at a joint membership meeting of the Bishops-Businessmens Conference at Dusit Hotel in Makati City recently.

Im not talking only of illegal gambling like jueteng, there are the casinos, theres sabong in every town you can see hectares of land with huts of cocks. There are paid advertisements for feeds of fighting cocks.

That only shows you how big an industry (gambling is), Rosales said. The cardinal, however, noted that there are more good things than bad things in this country” despite the worlds perception of us, such as the Filipinos innate religiosity, hospitality, industry, helpfulness, compassion, politeness, patriotism, loyalty, respect and honesty. Rosales also ticked off three traits in the Filipino culture that can be used either for good or bad: The undefined way of belonging or pakikisama, a double-bladed way of cutting or belonging; an equivocal sense of gratitude or utang na loob that can be misused, and a frameless reliance or confidence and trust in God through the bahala na frame of mind.


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