Hindi umano nagustuhan ng Simbahang Katoliko ang “Ama Namin” version ng drag queen na si Pura Luka Vega na nag-viral sa social media.
Gayunman,sinabi ni Fr. Jerome Secillano,executive secretary ng Catholic Bishop Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) Permanent Committee on Public Affairs na wala silang balak na magreklamo kay Vega.
“When we speak of practicing your faith especially in terms of liturgy, celebrations, activities, there should always be solemnity. Magiging klarado pa ako, ang ibig sabihin ng solemnnity dapat tahimik, taimtim tapos hindi brass ‘yung mga actuations natin, ” ayon kay Secillano.
Ayon kay Secillano,ang nakita sa video ay taliwas sa kahulugan ng “solemnity”.
Sinabi pa ni Secillano na parang wala siyang nakitang art doon.
Nilinaw din naman ni Secillano na hindi na hindi humihingi ang Simbahan ng pagsu-sorry ni Vega.
” Dito naman sa Katolikong Simbahan, there are right ways to express our faith. And unfortunately, kung kini-claim niya naman na ‘yun express ng kanyang pananampalataya, it is totally wrong from our point of view, “dagdag pa ng pari.
Nilinaw rin ni Secillano na sa panig ng Simbahang Katoliko,ang maiaalay lamang nila ay “moral suasion”.
Una nang sinabi ng drag queen na, “I understand that people call my performance blasphemous, offensive or regrettable. However, they shouldn’t tell me how I practice my faith or how I do my drag. That performance was not for you to begin with. It is my experience and my expression, of having been denied my rights”.
“I just want to create a narrative that despite all of these, Jesus, as the embodiment of God’s love for all, does not forget about the oppressed, including the LGBTQIA+ community,” dagdag nito
