<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:11:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@philippinechurch/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippines: the islands of evil]  Altar of Secrets Sex, Politics, and Money in the Philippine Catholic Church #9/93]]></title><description><![CDATA[REJECTED BY THE VATICAN In May 2012, the CBCP was supposed to finally adopt the guideline as a binding protocol for all the dioceses. The guideline was submitted to the Vatican for its review and approval.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@philippinechurch/philippines-the-islands-of-evil-altar-of-secrets-sex-politics-and-money-in-the-philippine-catholic-church-9-93</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@philippinechurch/philippines-the-islands-of-evil-altar-of-secrets-sex-politics-and-money-in-the-philippine-catholic-church-9-93</guid><category><![CDATA[cbcp]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[philippinechurch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:57:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippines: the islands of evil]  Altar of Secrets Sex, Politics, and Money in the Philippine Catholic Church #8/93]]></title><description><![CDATA[In contrast, the Australian Bishops’ Conference, in its own guideline responding to complaints of abuse of Church personnel, was more direct in dealing with child abusers and sexual cases of criminal nature,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@philippinechurch/philippines-the-islands-of-evil-altar-of-secrets-sex-politics-and-money-in-the-philippine-catholic-church-8-93</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@philippinechurch/philippines-the-islands-of-evil-altar-of-secrets-sex-politics-and-money-in-the-philippine-catholic-church-8-93</guid><category><![CDATA[priests]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[philippinechurch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:34:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippines: the islands of evil]  Altar of Secrets Sex, Politics, and Money in the Philippine Catholic Church #7/93]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHAT ABOUT VICTIMS OF ABUSE? The guideline was criticized from within and outside the Church, particularly on how it views victims of clerical sexual abuse. In a paper published in Asian Horizons, a]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@philippinechurch/philippines-the-islands-of-evil-altar-of-secrets-sex-politics-and-money-in-the-philippine-catholic-church-7-93</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@philippinechurch/philippines-the-islands-of-evil-altar-of-secrets-sex-politics-and-money-in-the-philippine-catholic-church-7-93</guid><category><![CDATA[priests]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[philippinechurch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:17:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippines: the islands of evil]  Altar of Secrets Sex, Politics, and Money in the Philippine Catholic Church #6/93]]></title><description><![CDATA[QUOTA SYSTEM It took four more years before the CBCP finally sat down to come up with a guideline on clerical sexual misconduct. This underwent several changes. In 2002, a head committee tasked to prepare]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@philippinechurch/philippines-the-islands-of-evil-altar-of-secrets-sex-politics-and-money-in-the-philippine-catholic-church-6-93</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@philippinechurch/philippines-the-islands-of-evil-altar-of-secrets-sex-politics-and-money-in-the-philippine-catholic-church-6-93</guid><category><![CDATA[pedophelia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[philippinechurch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 09:53:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippines: the islands of evil]  Altar of Secrets Sex, Politics, and Money in the Philippine Catholic Church #5/93]]></title><description><![CDATA[PASTORAL GUIDELINE On September 1, 2003, the CBCP issued the “Pastoral Guideline on Sexual Abuses and Misconduct by the Clergy,” listing the protocol that bishops should follow and observe in dealing with]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@philippinechurch/philippines-the-islands-of-evil-altar-of-secrets-sex-politics-and-money-in-the-philippine-catholic-church-5-93</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@philippinechurch/philippines-the-islands-of-evil-altar-of-secrets-sex-politics-and-money-in-the-philippine-catholic-church-5-93</guid><category><![CDATA[pedophelia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[philippinechurch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:23:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippines: the islands of evil]  Altar of Secrets Sex, Politics, and Money in the Philippine Catholic Church #4/93]]></title><description><![CDATA[This code of omerta that pervades a macho Church has spawned a “culture of silence and denial,” as Cruz describes it, where “the Church appears to be accepting with nonchalance cases of exposed aberrant]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@philippinechurch/philippines-the-islands-of-evil-altar-of-secrets-sex-politics-and-money-in-the-philippine-catholic-church-4-93</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@philippinechurch/philippines-the-islands-of-evil-altar-of-secrets-sex-politics-and-money-in-the-philippine-catholic-church-4-93</guid><category><![CDATA[pedophelia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[philippinechurch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:16:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Philippines: the islands of evil]  Altar of Secrets Sex, Politics, and Money in the Philippine Catholic Church #3/93]]></title><description><![CDATA[height: 700px; 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Generations grew up seeing priests as moral]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@philippinechurch/philippines-the-islands-of-evil-altar-of-secrets-sex-politics-and-money-in-the-philippine-catholic-church-2-317-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@philippinechurch/philippines-the-islands-of-evil-altar-of-secrets-sex-politics-and-money-in-the-philippine-catholic-church-2-317-2</guid><category><![CDATA[pedophelia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[philippinechurch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 21:26:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to My Blog about the Philippines - the islands of evil]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a nation shaped by faith, tradition, and an enduring reverence for the sacred, few institutions have stood as tall—or as untouchable—as the Catholic Church in the Philippines. For generations, it has]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@philippinechurch/philippines-the-islands-of-evil-altar-of-secrets-sex-politics-and-money-in-the-philippine-catholic-church-1-328-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@philippinechurch/philippines-the-islands-of-evil-altar-of-secrets-sex-politics-and-money-in-the-philippine-catholic-church-1-328-1</guid><category><![CDATA[pedophelia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[philippinechurch]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 03:08:36 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>