[Closer Look] God’s love and justice: Lessons from Cardinal-elect David

Kalookan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David didn’t just call out police abuses. He offered sanctuary for bereaved families grappling for paths to justice.

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in 2016. They kept faith in him even as the blood of tens of thousands dripped from the altar of his drug war. In the Philippines, God’s children chose to take their cues from Duterte. They called him “Father” and treated him like a messiah — omniscient, infallible. Thus, critics automatically becamehim out: “Bishop David of Kaloocan, I know you roam around at night. You must be into drugs. If I catch you with even just one gram of shabu, I will chop off your head.”There was no truth to Duterte’s claim. But the former leader had only to publicly link people to drugs for death to follow.

Third, leaders claiming to guide societies back to order cannot behave like scum who live beyond the law. David also donated the diocese’s land for a living memorial to EJK victims, a final resting place symbolizing healing and hope for the justice yet to come. Duterte’s term ended with an election where even more Filipinos batted for yet another symbol of tyranny. David had warned against that, too.

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