It Ain't Rocket Science

Just a few days ago, I heard someone defend some bishops regarding their statement that impeachment proceedings should be stopped.

He hinted that the bishops knew more than the ordinary man on the street – whether that ordinary man was knowledgeable in legal proceedings, or a professional or a political analyst or what not.

From his words, it seemed that being ordained to a high office in the Church hierarchy gives one the privilege of perfect wisdom above everyone else.

I must admit, I am not one of the ordained, and I do not claim to be gifted with Solomonic wisdom.  But, in my humble knowledge and experience in systems and methodologies, information technology and the engineering sciences, I have learned time and time again, that in order to know the truth about something such as proving a hypothesis, you have to complete the process of learning about it, otherwise, ending a process abruptly would not get you near to the truth, but will leave all doubts hanging.

The impeachment proceeding is a process.  Now it ain’t rocket science to know that like any process, the impeachment has a beginning that should end normally.

Only dim–witted morons would disagree. 

Commentary on Hypocrisy

I hate it when I hear homilies laced with anti–government/anti–Pnoy/’all politicians are sinners’ spiels.  Instead of leaving me inspired throughout the day, I am just downright angry about it.  What in hell does an anti–government spiel have to do with my spiritual life anyway? Does it HELP me understand the two greatest commandments Jesus mentioned?  My foot!

At one time, the Gospel was about the hypocrisy of the scribes and the pharisees.  Guess what?  The homily was directed towards politicians being hypocrites!  Well, why not look into our own backyard and admit, for once, that the holy ones of the Church, the Bishops are not far behind?

Just recently, two bishops severly criticized a cabinet secretary for surfing through  bootleg DVDs, claiming it to be immoral.  Really?  All of us are guilty of purchasing bootleg items – DVDs included.  We just shrug our shoulders when a sister or parent buys fake bags or clothes from Divisoria.  We enjoy the huge savings whenever we get a fake Louie Vuitton that matches the real thing.  We are all in this.  No one can claim innocence.

I dare those goody-goody two shoes Church peopl who claim they are against piracy. I dare those untouchable bishops to have the workstations of their administration personnel be checked for any bootleg Microsoft Windows/Office or pirated video games installed.  I dare, too, that we look into the community rooms of religious houses to check for fake DVD copies of the latest movies.

Pare–pareho lang tayo.  Huwag na tayo magmalinis!  Tupperware!  Mga Orocan mukha nyo!