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!