Priest running as councilor in Albay suspended
Bishop Jose Alan Dialogo(Photo courtesy: CBCP) MANILA - The Diocese of Sorsogon has ordered the indefinite suspension of Rev. Father Emmanuel Alparce from his ministry for participating in the May 9 polls. A circular dated April 4 signed by Bishop Jose Alan Dialogo said Alparce's joining in the national and local elections as candidate for councilor in the municipality of Bacacay, Albay violates the code of canon law forbidding clerics to assume public offices, which entail a participation in the exercise of civil power. "The Directory on Ministry and the Life of Priests urges clergy ...