Sunday, April 01, 2007 (Philippines)

Eighty-eight couples, some of whom have waited years for a church wedding, march from Sto. Rosario Parish to their reception at the Cebu City Sports Complex.(Sun.star photo/Alex Badayos) THE controversy on the allegedly overpriced purchase of lamps and streetlights disappointed Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, who described it as “the summit of irregularity” that placed Cebu in a bad light. The faithful, he said, must be contrite if they commit a sin, whether grave or petty. In his homily yesterday for the Feast of Blessed Pedro Calungsod, Cardinal Vidal said, “Sa ato pa nga moangkon kita sa dakong pagpaubos, nga kita makasasala. Masakpan kita o ma wala, ma-suspended kita o ma dili, ma pari kita o maparokyano, magmapa-ubsanon unta kita nga maghinulsul sa atong mga sala, ma dagko sila o ma gagmay.” Pinoy Votes: Sun.Star Election 2007 [full story]