PHILIPPINES
Inquirer
Cebu Daily News
9:13 am | Sunday, September 30th, 2012
In the furor over ivory icons and a priest’s dark past that has resurfaced after 28 years, close friends and supporters of Msgr. Cristobal Garcia wait for the storm to pass.
Santiago “Sonny” Academia, head of the Bukas Loob sa Diyos community in Cebu, said their members were alarmed to read about the controversies in the newspapers this week.
But after the initial shock, they have banded together to hold prayer vigils for Garcia, withhold judgment, and stay in touch.
“We are communicating with him through e-mail. He is talking about the cross that he has to carry,” said Academia in an interview.
“We do not believe in all these things being said. Personally, between 1,000 accusations and one word from Cris, I still believe in Cris. He has been a good shepherd to me,” said Academia who is “shepherding” five BLD districts in Cebu, Dumaguete, Tagbilaran, Ormoc and Cagayan de Oro.
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