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Some years back, while doing research in a monastery library, I came across a passing reference to a priest and soldier. It intrigued me. His biography, published in 1920, was cited; I made a note, and left it at that, or so I thought. Because, unexpectedly, months later, I found the biography, and late one night sat down to read. Like so many caught up in the conflict that came to be known as the Great War, Father Willie Doyle was buried where he fell, without marker or tombstone, just another casualty among millions. That should have been the end of matters; however, it proved not to be the case.
Guest Commentary
Although I left the Catholic Church many years ago, I have a great deal of respect for members of the Society of Jesus Jesuit priests and brothers. As one of their missions is education, Jesuits have a reputation for being first-rate scholars who take on controversial issues regarding the Catholic Church. Pope Francis is a Jesuit, the first pontiff from the Society of Jesus. Writing in America The Jesuit Review magazine, Fr. James Martin posits that some Catholic clergy helped give rise to mob violence at the U.S. Capitol in January. He provides numerous examples of vitriolic anti-Joe Biden-Democratic Party YouTube presentations, sermons, writings and remarks by Roman Catholic clergy.
Fr. Joaquin Bernas (SJ Facebook / MANILA BULLETIN)
Senate Resolution No. 674, taking into consideration Senate Resolution No. 675, was unanimously adopted on Monday, March 8, 2021.
The resolutions were introduced by Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III and Sen. Richard J. Gordon, respectively.
The resolution honored Fr. Bernas for his “immeasurable and invaluable contributions to the legal profession and society.” The Jesuit priest was a notable constitutionalist and one of the framers of the 1987 Constitution.
“We salute you for a life of service and devotion to God, the Rule of Law and your countrymen, Fr. Joaquin Bernas,” Sotto said in his sponsorship speech.
He described Fr. Bernas as a man with a “strong sense of morals and ethics who was humble and calm, exuding authority even in his silence.”