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wanda_madelaine's review
4.0
Well...that was something. Although honestly speaking, I am not surprised.
Priests are human beings. They err. I just don't understand why people would put their faith in them and not God.
Still, we have not learned from the past.
Priests are human beings. They err. I just don't understand why people would put their faith in them and not God.
Still, we have not learned from the past.
kierankegaard's review
5.0
Always been interested in organized crime groups like the ones in films like Goodfellas or The Godfather or the organized crime syndicates like the yakuzas of Japan. This interest is not in admiration but of awe and curiosity, wondering how organized crime could have so much power and control while the government and law enforcement have difficulties in cracking down on their illicit activities.
I've wondered if the Philippines ever had any groups like that and after reading this book, I realized, I was looking at the wrong places, hahaha.
I've wondered if the Philippines ever had any groups like that and after reading this book, I realized, I was looking at the wrong places, hahaha.
kcmasong's review
2.0
For those with a penchant for titillating controversies, the book is a journalistic mine of the most recent church scandals. But for those looking for a more indepth analysis of the ills of the Church, how scandals in the Church reflect current problems in Philippine society, how the sins of the Philippine Church fare with the sins of the global Catholic Church, now and based on its 2000 year history, etc. the book is relatively shallow. Even the secrets about which the book speaks of are hardly a secret to one who reads newspapers and watch television, except, I guess, those prone to forgetfulness. Perhaps the book will sell because of what it speaks of--who doesn't want to hear of church scandals??--but I doubt if it will have mutiple printings due to intellectual and scholarly relevance.
teachergabi's review
5.0
"The truth shall set you free." The fact that a libel case was filed against the author was enough to make me want to read it. And having read it, I can say that the author did not write it in order to tear down the CBCP or the Church in the Philippines. It is a must-read for every Filipino Catholic, so that we will not follow blindly the orders of fallible men leading a political institution that in no way represents the true face of the Catholic Church.
adiereadstoo's review
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
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