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This is the website of the Immaculate Conception Sub-Parish of St. Peter Parish and Shrine of Leaders. It is a site where issues affecting the Roman Catholic community of the Parish in general, and the villagers of New Capitol Estates I in particular are discussed and disseminated.  As Catholics, we are against the culture of DEATH (Divorce, Euthanesia, Abortion, Total Population Control, and Homosexual Union). We believe that a culture such as this "will only open the flood-gates that will bring untold disasters rendering the Filipino Nation vulnerable to DEATH's stranglehold..." Bishop Vicente M. Navarra We also believe that "Daang Matuwid without God is a dead-end street. Only with God can we see real progress of peoples..." Bishop Socrates Villegas A PRIMER ON THE BELIEFS OF THE IGLESIA NI CRISTO +
ORLANDO CARDINAL QUEVEDO, OMI Foreword |
Anticipating the questions of the Catholic faithful that will arise on the occasion of this anniversary regarding the religious beliefs of the lglesia ni Cristo, the present Primer was approved by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) as a guide for catechesis.
The respect we give to the religious beliefs of others should motivate us to get to understand those beliefs deeply, as this is demanded by the requirements of sincere dialogue. Differences in what we believe in do not make us distant from those who hold those beliefs, because as J. Maritain put it, among ideas contradictions are inevitable, but not among persons. We cannot close our eyes to the fact that there are serious and deep differences between the Christian Faith and the doctrines of the Iglesia ni Cristo. Thus, this Primer presents in Part One what the Iglesia ni Cristo believes in; Part Two is on what the Catholic Faith teaches on those same points. Pope Francis, talking about Interreligious dialogue in Evangelii gaudium (no. 251) explains: In this dialogue, ever friendly and sincere, attention must always be paid to the essential bond between dialogue and proclamation, which leads the Church to maintain and intensify her relationship with non-Christians (cf. Propostio 53) (...) True openness involves remaining steadfast in one’s deepest convictions, clear and joyful in one’s own identity, while at the same time being "open to understanding those of the other party" and "knowing that dialogue can enrich each side" (JOHN PAUL II, Encyclical letter Redemptoris Missio (7 December 1990), 56). What is not helpful is a diplomatic openness which says "yes" to everything in order to avoid problems, for this would be a way of deceiving others and denying them the good which we have been given to share generously with others. Evangelization and interreligious dialogue, far from being opposed, mutually support and nourish one another (Cf. BENEDICT XVI, Address to the Roman Curia (21 December 2012); VATICAN II, Decree on the Missionary Activity of the Church Ad Gentes, 9; Catechism of the Catholic Church, 856). We pray that the wish of the Lord Jesus Christ at the Last Supper ("that they may all be one, even as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee") become a reality in the hearts of alt Christians, so that the one church founded by Him may become an agent of unity for all mankind. + ORLANDO CARDINAL QUEVEDO, O.M.I. 25 March 2014 Archbishop of Cotabato Chairman You may view or download the Primer on the Iglesia Ni Cristo below.
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