15/09/2025
RCAM CIRCULAR || PASTORAL STATEMENT ON THE ISSUE OF CORRUPTION
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Circular No. 2025 – 68
15 September 2025
TO: ALL THE CLERGY, COMMUNITIES OF CONSECRATED MEN AND
WOMEN, AND THE LAY FAITHFUL IN THE ARCHDIOCESE OF MANILA
RE: PASTORAL STATEMENT ON THE ISSUE OF CORRUPTION
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Greetings of peace in the Lord!
I am pleased to send the Pastoral Statement on the Issue of Corruption of His Eminence Jose F. Cardinal Advincula for dissemination in our communities through your social
media platforms, newsletter, preaching, and formation sessions.
All parishes, shrines, chaplaincies, mission stations, and religious communities areenjoined to “conduct prayerful reflections, circles of discernment, and concrete butpeaceful and non-violent actions against corruption.”
Let the conclusion of the statement be our prayer: “through the intercession of Mary, our Lady of Sorrows, whom we commemorate today, may the sufferings of our people, especially of the poor who are most afflicted by this social cancer, be transformed into
gladness and joy through the triumph of truth, justice, and peace over selfishness, dishonesty, and greed.”
Thank you very much. Let us unite ourselves in prayer.
Sincerely in the Lord Jesus,
FR. CARMELO P. ARADA, JR.
Chancellor