Jaime, Cardinal Sin Pedovore Prelates #2477
Inthe footsteps of his father, Ilocano politician Mariano Marcos, Ferdinand Marcos was born and baptized an Aglipayan but far ahead became a Roman Catholic.
Like most Catholics, the Marcoses had pictures taken with Popes Paul VI and John Paul II, and Cardinals Vidal, Sin, and Julio Rosales, attending Holy Masses and receiving Holy Communion at the Manila Cathedral, Sto. Niño Basilica in Cebu, Quiapo Church, etcetera.
Nonetheless, we recall how, at the height of Martial Law, the same John Paul II told the Catholic dictator in Malacañan to respect human dignity and human rights of every Filipino (Address to President Marcos on February 26, 1981).
Marcos’ administration was infamous for political corruption (the rise of cronyism and local dynasty), police-military brutality, and the first lady’s ostentatious extravagance (hence, “Imeldific” became a nasty word in the Oxford Dictionary). As President from 1965 to 1986, Marcos declared Martial Law (1972-1981) and ruled as a dictator.
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