"Fetus found at Manila Cathedral"
I first saw this report on Inquirer's Twitter page yesterday.
I read a more detailed report in the paper today (October 16)
A fetus was found at the door of the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros, Manila, Wednesday morning. The fetus, believed to be about 2 to 3 months old, had been placed in a pot of roses and was found by the cathedral’s janitor and security guard. The two said they were about to move the flowers to the altar when they noticed a foul smell coming from the pot. Msgr. Nestor Cerbo, the rector, said it was the first time that a fetus was found within the church premises. (Tina G. Santos)
LINK: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20081016-166615/MetroBriefs
Reading that report, reminded of a similar incident that was in the Inquirer last July 8.
Church offering included fetus By Kristine L. Alave
MANILA, Philippines – A priest in a church in Manila was shocked to find a fetus inside a jar hidden in a basket of fruits offered during the Sunday morning Mass.
Monsignor Gerry Santos, president of the Manila Archdiocesan Parochial School Association, said he was unaware that the basket brought to the altar contained a ghastly gift.
In an interview with Radio Veritas, Santos said the basket was offered during the 9 a.m. Sunday Mass at the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo.
The priest said he was shocked to discover that the basket of fruit he brought home contained a small jar with a fetus inside.
“It looked like a four-month old fetus. It had hands and feet. There was a rosary inside the bottle, too,” he said.
The small jar, he said, was buried under various fruit offerings.
LINK: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20080708-147072/Church-offering-included-fetus
Could these two incidents possibly be linked?
Strange how both fetus were hidden in offerings for the church.
The unsub left the fetus at the church because he/she felt guilty, because the unsub was hoping to save the soul of the unborn/aborted child?
On somewhat related news, this was reported early in the year:
6-month-old fetus found in Malacañang toilet (January 17)
MANILA, Philippines – A 6-month-old fetus was found yesterday in one of the toilets in the four-story National Executive Building (NEB) in Malacañang.
LINK: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/metro/view/20080117-113125/6-month-old-fetus-found-in-Malacaang-toilet
And here's something that was reported four years ago:
FETUS FOUND INSIDE CUBAO CHURCH
http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/ht/ht004574.htm
CUBAO, QUEZON CITY, August 3, 2004 (STAR) By Katherine Adraneda - It was an quiet Monday morning at the parish of running priest Fr. Robert Reyes in Cubao, Quezon City until some 20 parishioners started gathering around a paper bag abandoned near the altar. Inside was a six-month-old male fetus, apparently left behind just a few minutes before the start of the Mass at the Lady of Miraculous Medal Parish.
1 comment:
"“It looked like a four-month old fetus. It had hands and feet. There was a rosary inside the bottle, too,” he said."
Hey, that's the first episode of Eleventh Hour!
Seriously, I don't think these incidents are necessarily related. After all, there are failed pregnancies all the time, and despite the fact that abortion is illegal, some women still opt to do it. Then there's the Catholic guilt. This probably happens more often than is actually reported.
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