Академический Документы
Профессиональный Документы
Культура Документы
End to all doubts life, but since converting to Islam, Bonifacio were terrorists,
he said, he has adopted the according to the Spaniards.
Soria became a Muslim on Sept. 2, Koran's teaching that sex is human Today, they are national heroes,"
2002, some 14 years after he was and not to be disdained. An he said. Soria said he was not
ordained a priest. activist during his teaching days at ready to become an imam.
Ateneo, Soria is currently working
Unlike his doubt-riddled career as a with various groups to defuse "I can be but I'd rather not. I don't
diocesan priest, his conversion to Muslim-Christian tensions, feel I'm well-versed enough with
Islam was a decision he was very particularly after the bloody the Muslim tradition," he said.
sure of, he said. He is now used to Camp Bagong Diwa prison siege
the Muslim way of life and has even last week. Father Stan, still
gone on five pilgrimages to Mecca,
through the Islamic Dawah Tension between 2 faiths Even though he changed his
Movement, of which he is a name to Muhammad, Soria said
member. His family and some of his He said tension already existed his friends still call him Father Stan,
friends could not understand his between the two faiths in this "including the Muslims."
choice, but some have been predominantly Catholic nation,
supportive, he said. One of them is but it only worsened because of "My Arab Muslim friends told me I
his friend "through-thick-and-thin" -- the government's handling of the should not change my name, so
Father Reyes. attempted jailbreak. Historically, people would know I'm a Catholic
terrorism has been committed by priest who converted to Islam," he
Sex is human those in power, he said. This was said.
true even during the Spanish rule
Last year, Soria married Hannah, 24, in the Philippines, except that it
"Pinagmamalaki nila yon (They are
after a betrothal arranged by a was the colonizers who portrayed
proud of that)," he said.
Baclaran imam (teacher). As a the “indios” (natives) as the
priest, he led a "really celibate" terrorists. "[Jose] Rizal, [Andres] (Publish in Daily Inquirer, March 23, 2005)
LUNGKOT
LUNGKOT AT LUMBAY
- Mikâl Sacramento –
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia