Hinikayat ni Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle ang mga mananampalatang Katoliko na umiwas sa paghahatid ng fake news at hate speech.

Ito ay makaraang pangunahan niya ang Chrism Mass sa Manila Cathedral ngayong Huwebes Santo.

“Ang dami-dami nang tagapagdala ng bad news, fake news, hate speech. We, today, all the consecrated, all the baptized, bearing the Holy Spirit, will say I will not deliver fake news, hate speech,” bahagi ng homiliya ni Tagle.

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“I am consecrated by the Spirit, I will bring good news to the poor and the suffering. Those consecrated by the Spirit will proclaim liberty to captives, those consecrated by the Spirit will not lead others to further captivity and imprisonment and enslavement,” aniya pa.

Ikinalungkot naman ng Cardinal na karamihan sa kabataan ngayon ay hindi nakaririnig ng magandang balita, kaya pakiramdam nila ay walang nagmamahal sa kanila.

May mga binu-bully rin, aniya, na kabataan kaya mayroon sa mga itong ayaw nang pumasok sa paaralan, o kaya naman ay nade-depress na humahantong sa pagpapakamatay.

Giit pa ng Cardinal, ang mga nakakatanda ang dapat na maghatid sa kabataan ng magandang balita upang maging mabuting halimbawa at tularan ng kabataan.

“They (kabataan) only hear criticisms, they only hear their incapacity to meet the expectations, expectations which are not realistic. We are consecrated, annointed by the Spirit. Parents, teachers, peers: Go! Live your consecration, proclaim good news,” aniya pa.

Dapat rin aniyang magproklama ang mga mananampalataya ng kalayaan sa mga taong sinisikil o naaapi at huwag nang dumagdag pa sa pagpapasakit sa mga ito.

“We are to give recovery to the blind and not add to the blindness already enveloping the world especially of the young," aniya.

“Hindi lang kayo (kabataan) mahal ng Simbahan. You are beloved as the Father called Jesus. We want to assure you that you are dearly loved. You are consecrated, do not waste your consecration, live your Christian lives and mission. Teach us also kung paano isasabuhay sa panahon ngayon ang ating common consecration,” aniya pa.