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One thing I hate about the church is the hypocrites.

Yes, you know them… those who are always in front during the mass, raising their hands when singing,  closing their eyes in prayer. Those are the people whose rosaries are glued to their hand, whose sentences always include, “Jesus” or “Lord” or “Virgin Mary.” They speak in tongues while praying, with tears streaming down their cheeks.

But they are the ones quickest to judge other people. They are the ones who run out of patience with the person with abnormality. They are the first ones to rebuke a “sinning” person. Oh, yes, I know you know them.

I saw some of these kinds of these people in church this afternoon, when I was eating my merienda of fishball. They preparing for the Penafrancia. There they were, hugging the Mama Mary framed pictures as if it were gold, laughing among themselves and enjoying the “service” they are doing for the church. But when some children from the repressed areas approached [yes, the “madungis” ones], these hypocrites signaled them to go away, as if saying, “You don’t belong here.” Some merely stared at them, hoping that these children would get the message with the dagger looks. And these children did. They sadly walked away. What a pitiful sight.

I wanted to confront the hypocrites and tell them, “Ok kayo ha! Pahughug kayo dyan kay Mama Mary, pero parang nandiri kayo sa mga bata! Yan ba ang turo sa simbahan?”

These hypocrites have a bigger problem than finding the right acne treatment! If truth be told, it is because of these people that I rarely sit in front of the church. I don’t want to be in their midst.

Yes, these seemingly “religious” persons claim to love and adore God, and yet they do not love their fellow human being. They look down on the poor, they judge people because of education, and they are the last to help a person in need. I am not really a religious person, I go to mass only every Sunday. I don’t even claim to be able to pray regularly! But what try to do is love people as much as I can, without prejudice, without judgment, no matter who you are or what you do. In my own little way, I want to share God with others through love and respect, and I hope that this is fine with Papa God.

Sadly, these hypocrites are everywhere. Just look at your own church.