My 2 cents: Letters to the Editor on Kulo, the Controversial "Sacrilegious" Artworks in CCP

News: Cultural Center of the Philippines closes sacrilegious artwork exhibition.

Dear Editors,

The "sacrilegious" artwork at the Cultural Center of the Philippines has been removed and the scandal it generated is slowly dying down. I'd like to share a few of my thoughts on the matter with everyone.

Our Lord Jesus Christ put up with much, much worse abuse from the Jewish religious leadership and the Roman government during His own trial at their hands and yet he spoke not a word. Later on, one of His last words on the cross were, "Father, forgive them, for they don't know what they are doing". Our response, to things like this should NEVER be violence. We who are Christians MUST FOLLOW that example, because it is the path our Lord walked, and we as followers, must follow.

I would also like to challenge all who are Christians to look at their own lives and their own hearts. When non-believers see a Christian, do they see our Lord Jesus Christ or do they see people calling themselves Christian and yet worship the wealth of the American Dream, in effect, putting Mickey Mouse ears and nose on the image our Lord? When non-believers see a Christian, do they see our Lord or do they see people calling themselves Christians yet openly and unapologetically commit adultery, in effect, putting a penis in front of our Lord's image on the cross?

That artwork will fade away, just as all creations of man will fade away, but the underlying idea will remain if it is the truth. True sacrilege and blasphemy is always and will always be the hypocrisy of the "believer". In the end, we should not blame the mirror if our own face is ugly.

Thank you for this opportunity to express my opinion on the matter.

This letter was sent to both the Philippine Star and the Philippine Daily Inquirer.