MANILA, Philippines — Bishop Broderick Pabillo, apostolic administrator of the Archdiocese of Manila, on Wednesday urged the government to be clear with its instructions on COVID-19 restrictions and respect the people’s right to worship.
Pabillo said that while his pastoral instruction that was issued on Tuesday may have caused “misunderstandings,” it still “brought to the fore three things about the government policies.”
“First, they should be clear about their instructions, like the proper understanding of what constitutes ‘mass gathering.’ Not all religious activities per se should be lumped together as a ‘mass gathering,'” he said in a statement.
“Second, we assert our rig…
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