Bakit Kailangan Ang Tunay na Iglesia at Hindi ang Huwad na Iglesiang Tatag ni Felix Manalo sa Pilipinas?

Narito na naman ang isang video ng Iglesia Ni Cristo® 1914 na pinamagatang "Bakit Kailangan Ang Tunay na Iglesia?" 

Mahaba ang nasabing episode ngunit ating tatalakayin lamang nating ang mga unang ilang minuto ng kanilang episode. Ipapaliwanag natin kung bakit KAILANGAN natin unawain ang kahalagahan ng PAG-ANIB sa TUNAY na Iglesiang TATAG MISMO ng ating PANGINOONG HESUS at HINDI ang HUWAD na iglesiang TATAG ni taong katulad ni GINOONG FELIX Y. MANALO sa PILIPINAS noong 1914

 

HUWAD NA IGLESIA

Sa pambungad na salaysay ni Ginoong Leonardo Pidlaoan Jr., [1:30] sinasabi niyang may ilan daw na umanib na sa Iglesiang tatag ni Ginoong Felix Y. Manalo, ang INC™, at naging "ganap" na raw ang kanilang pananampalataya matapos raw na "marinig ang mga aral ng ating Panginoong Diyos" sa pamamagitan ng kanilang mga bayarang ministro.

Linawin lamang po natin. HINDI PO ARAL ng ating PANGINOONG DIYOS ang ipinangangaral ng kanilang mga bayarang ministro kundi ARAL po ito ni Ginoong FELIX Y. MANALO ayon na rin sa PAG-AMIN ng kanilang magasing PASUGO.  

PASUGO Agosto-Setyembre 1964, p. 5 “Kailan napatala sa Pamahalaan o narehistro ang INK sa Pilipinas? Noong Hulyo 27, 1914. Tunay nga na sinasabi sa rehistro na si Kapatid na F. Manalo ang nagtatag ng INK."

PASUGO May 1961, p.4: “At sino nga ba ang gumagawa ng mga leksiyong itinuturo ng mga ministro, maging sa mga pagsamba, mga doktrina o mga Propaganda? Ang Kapatid na Felix Manalo.”

PASUGO Mayo 1963, p. 27: “Kaya’t sa katuparan ng hula, ang lahat ng mga itinuturo ng mga Ministro ng INK sa mga pagsamba, sa mga doktrina, sa mga pamamahayag sa gitna ng bayan, ay si Kapatid na Felix Manalo lamang ang bumabalangkas at nagtuturo sa kanila.”

Malinaw po ang kanilang mga pahayag., na ang INC™ ay si kapatid na Felix Manalo ang NAGTATAG. 

Walang aral na galing sa Diyos na masusumpungan sa kanilang mga doktrina sapagkat ang mga ITINUTURO nilang LAHAT ay BINALANGKAS mula sa mga KATHA at sa SARILING UNAWA ni Ginong Felix Y. Manalo na siyang NAGTATAG at NAGREHISTRO ng "Iglesia Ni Cristo®" sa Pilipinas!

At dahil SIYA ANG NAGTATAG ng INC™, SIYA rin ang GUMAGAWA ng mga leksiyonng ITINUTURO ng mga ministro. 

Si G. FELIX Y. MANALO rin ang gumawa ng leksiyon sa PAGSAMBA. 

Si G. FELIX Y. MANALO rin ang GUMAWA ng kanilang DOKTRINA o PROPAGANDA. TANGING si FELIX MANALO lamang LAHAT ang gumawa!

Ang PAGSULPOT ng INC™ sa Pilipinas noong 1914 ay isang "katuparan" daw ng "hula". SANG-AYON po tayo diyan. Ang pagsulpot ng huwad na iglesia (raw) ni Cristo sa Pilipinas ay katuparan ng mga hula sa Biblia.

Bago pa man SUMULPOT ang Iglesia Protestante noong noong 1517, at ng Iglesia Ni Cristo® noong 1914, PINAUNA na ng Biblia ang pagbibigay ng BABALA na darating ang mga BULAANG MANGANGARAL!

Ang sabi ng ating Panginong Hesus ng ganito: 

"Mag-ingat sana kayo at huwag padaya kanino man. Sapagkat marami ang magsisiparito sa aking pangalan... At  marami ang madadaya... Lilitaw ang maraming huwad na propeta upang iligaw ang mga tao... lilitaw ang mga huwad na Cristo at mga huwad na propeta na magpapakita ng malalaking tanda at mga kababalaghan, upang iligaw, kung maaari lamang, kahit na ang mga hinirang." -Mateo 24:3-12;24

PANAHON pa ng Panginoong Hesus at mga alagad NAPAKALINAW na ng BABALA! Darating ang mga HUWAD na mangangaral at gagamitin ang pangalan ng ating Panginoong HesuKristo para makapanlinlang! Sounds familiar!

Kailan pa itong babalang ito? Mahigit 1,432 TAON bago pa sumulpot ang Protestantismo noong 1517!  Mahigit 1,829 TAON bago pa itatag ni G. Felix Manalo ang kanyang INC™ noong 1914!

At nakakapangilabot na SILA pa ang may lakas-loob na gamitin ang mga talata ng Biblia ukol sa pagdating mga mga bulaang propeta samantalang SILA ang katuparan ng mga hulang ito?

Si APOSTOL SAN PABLO, hindi rin nagpahuli sa PAGBIBIGAY ng kaparehong BABALA. Aniya:

"Sapagkat darating ang panahon na hindi na maaatim ng mga tao ang mabuting aral; sa halip, dala ng kanilang mga pithaya at sa pangangati ng kanilang mga tainga ay magbubunton sa kanilang sarili ng mga guro at itatalikod ang tainga sa katotohanan at ibabaling naman sa mga alamat." -II Timoteo 4:3-4

Hindi nga ba't ALAMAT lamang ang PAG-AANGKIN ni G. Felix Y. Manalo SIYA AY ANGHEL na hinulaan daw sa Biblia? 

Hindi ba't ALAMAT din ang PAG-AANGKIN nila na ang pagsulpot raw ng INC™ sa Pilipinas noong 1914 ay nahulaan din daw sa Biblia? 

At ang mga alamat na ito ay siyang kanilang saligan ng mga doktrina at turo nilang galing raw sa Diyos? 

Samantalang malinaw nilang INAMIN na si Felix Y. Manalo ang BUMALANGKAS at GUMAWA ng lahat ng TURO, LEKSIYON at DOKTRINA na kanilang ITINUTURO, PINANGANGARAL, PINAPANIWALAAN at SINASAMPALATAYANAN?!

Mas MATANDA pa ang BABALANG ITO kaysa sa PAGKAKATATAG ng INC™. Ang INC™ ay 106 taon pa lamang umiiral. Samantalang ang babalang ito ay mahigit 1,377 - 1,824 taon na!

Ngunit may PAKUNSWELO ang ating Panginoong Hesus sa ATING mga tunay na KAANIB sa TUNAY na Iglesia! Mataimtim niyang IPINANGAKO sa ATING mga HINIRANG na SIYA (SI CRISTO) ay SUMASAATIN sa LAHAT ng ARAW HANGGANG sa WAKAS ng PANAHON! (Mateo 28:20).

Kung SUMASAATIN ang ating Panginoong sa LAHAT NG ARAW, ibig lamang sabihin nito na HINDI NIYA INIWAN ang KANYANG IGLESIA. 

TALIWAS sa aral ng INC™ na NATALIKOD na raw na GANAP ang UNANG IGLESIANG TATAG ni Cristo, NANGAKO ang Panginong Hesus na HINDI AALIS, HINDI LILISAN at HINDI TATALIKOD sa KANYANG IGLESIA, kaya't MAKASISIGURADO tayong kailanman HINDI MATATALIKOD ang Kaniyang tatag na Iglesia (Mateo 16:18) 

At dahil diyan LALONG NALANTAD ang KASINUNGALINGAN ng mga ARAL at TURO ni G. Felix Y. Manalo ukol sa "TOTAL APOSTACY" o TULUYANG PAGTALIKOD daw ng SINAUNANG IGLESIA NI CRISTO ~ ang IGLESIA KATOLIKA!

At ang pangako niyang HINDI TATALIKOD ay MATUTUPAD, GANAP at HINDI MABABALI: "Lilipas ang langit at lupa ngunit di lilipas ang aking mga salita!" (Mateo 24:35) 

Kung MAY TUMALIKOD sa Unang Iglesia, HINDI si Cristo KUNDI si Felix Y. Manalo! Kung may NAGTAKWIL sa Unang Iglesia, hindi si Cristo kundi si G. Felix Y. Manalo!

At sa Kanyang pagparitong muli, ang mga TAPAT at HINDI TUMALIKOD sa TUNAY na IGLESIA, at HINDI NAGPADAYA sa mga BULAANG PROPETA ay MALILIGTAS: 

"Ang manatiling tapat hanggang sa wakas ay maliligtas!" -Mateo 24:13

FELIX Y. MANALO ULO AT TAGAPAGTATAG NG ng IGLESIA NI CRISTO® 1914

Ito ang KATOTOHANANG SINASALIGAN ng mga MAMAMAHAYAG na sinusulat nila sa mga pahayagan mula sa mga aklat-kasaysayan at mga encyclopedia: na ang Iglesia Ni Cristo na tatag sa Pilipinas ay opisyal na ITINATAG ni G. Felix Y. Manalo noong Hulyo 27, 1914. 

Sa tuwing sumasapit ang Hulyo 27 bawat taon, binabanggit ng mga mamamahayag na ang  Iglesia Ni Cristo® na sumulpot sa Pilipinas ay si FELIX MANALO ang NAGTATAG at ULO nito! !

"Iglesia ni Cristo Executive Minister Eduardo Manalo, the church's 3rd leader, follows in the footsteps of Iglesia founder Felix Manalo." -Rappler's article 'Key figures in the 2015 Iglesia ni Cristo controversy: Where are they now?'

"Some Philippine banknotes from 2014 also display the church’s seal in commemoration of the centenary, and July 27th (the day Felix Manalo founded the INC) was designated as a special non-working holiday in 2009." -Asia By Africa article 'Iglesia Ni Cristo: The controversial Filipino sect targeting Africa'

"A Protestant author, Dr. Arthur Leonard Tuggy, attributes the Iglesia Ni Cristo's fantastic grwoth to, among other factors, Dedicate laymen eager to spread their message and an effective deployment of ministers. "And behind all this," he notes, "was the continuing charismatic LEADERSHIP OF ITS FOUNDER-HEAD, FELIX MANALO, [emphasis mine] now firmly anchored to a doctrinal base as God's messenger for the Philippines..." -PASUGO May-June written by Isabelo T. Crisostomo

(Source: Britannica Encyclopedia Online)

(Source: Encyclopedia.com)

(Source: Wikipedia)

At kung may umanib man sa iglesiang TATAG ni G. F. Manalo, ito ay HINDI KAGANAPAN ng pananampalataya kundi ito ay KATITISURAN sapagkat WALANG ARAL ang BIBLIA para UMANIB sa isang HUWAD na iglesia, lalo na't ito ay malinaw na ITINATAG ng isang TAONG si G. FELIX MANALO. 

Ayon pa kay Ginoong Padlaoan Jr., [1:49] kung malalaman daw lamang ng mga inanyayahan kung GAANO KAHALAGA ang TUNAY na IGLESIA, "AYON SA BIBLIA", tiyak raw niyang marami ang hindi tatanggi.

Wala po tayong pagtatanggi sa KAHALAGAHAN ng TUNAY NA IGLESIA sapagkat ito isang bagay na LIKAS sa tao, ang UMANIB SA TUNAY at ITAKWIL ang HUWAD. 

Kung may PAGTATANGGI man sa pag-aanyaya ng mga mangangaral ng INC™ 1914 ay sapagkat ALAM ng TAO, AYON SA KASAYSAYAN na ang Iglesia Ni Cristo® ay HUWAD at ito'y NAGPAPANGGAP LAMANG na tatag ni Cristo, ngunit sa KATOTOHANAN ay SALAT!

PASUGO Mayo 1968, p. 7:

“Ang tunay na INK ay iisa lamang. Ito ang Iglesiyang itinayo ni Cristo. Kung mayroon mang nagsisibangon ngayong mga Iglesia at sasabihing sila man ay Iglesia ni Cristo rin, ang mga ito ay hindi tunay na Iglesia ni Cristo kundi huwad lamang."

Ang TUNAY na Iglesia ni Cristo, AYON SA BIBLIA at KASAYSAYAN ay IISA. Kung anong ITINATAG noong Iglesia ay SIYA PA RING IGLESIA NGAYON. Ang Iglesiang itinatag noon at Iglesia pa rin hanggang sa kasalukuyan ay walang iba kundi ang IGLESIA KATOLIKA!

PASUGO Abril 1966, p. 46: “Ang Iglesia Katolika na sa pasimula ay siyang Iglesia ni Cristo."

PASUGO JULY AUGUST 1988 pp. 6. “Even secular history shows a direct time link between the Catholic Church and the Apostles, leading to the conclusion that the true Church of Christ is the Catholic Church.” 

PASUGO MARCH-APRIL 1992, p. 22: "The Church of Christ during the time of the Apostles became the Catholic Church of the bishops in the second century..."

At paano ba sasang-ayunan ng Biblia ang PAG-AANGKIN ng Iglesia Ni Cristo® 1914 na ARAL MULA SA BIBLIA ang itinuturo nila samantlaang NAKADEPENDE sila sa BIBLIA na NANGGALING sa IGLESIA KATOLIKA?!

(Source: Wikipedia/BiblicalCanon)

NAGBUBUNGA BA NG KABANALAN ANG MGA KAANIB SA INC™ 1914?

Tanong ulit ni G. Leonardo Pidlaoan Jr., [1:59] "PAG-ARALAN NATIN, GAANO NGA BA KAHALAGA ANG TUNAY NA IGLESIA? MAYROON BA ITONG MALAKING KINALAMAN PARA ANG ISANG TAO AY MAKAGAWA NG MABUTI PARA SA KANYANG IKABABANAL AT IKALILIGTAS?"

Kung KABANALAN lang naman ang pag-uusapan, HANGGANG sa KASALUKUYAN ay WALA pang namatay na kaanib ng INC™ ang MAITUTURING na "BANAL" sa tradisyonal at modernong pamantayan. WALA pa silang TAONG MAITUTULAD sa kabanalang PINAMALAS NINA Apostol San PEDRO, ni San FRANCISCO de Assisi. WALA pa silang taong katulad ni Mother TERESA ng Calcutta o ni Santo JUAN PABLO  II na kinilala ng buong mundo at binigyan ng parangal sa kanilang huling hantungan bilang pagkilala sa kanilang kabanalan at kabayanihan alang-alang sa pangalan ni Cristo at ng Kanyang iglesia?!

(List of Dignitaries at the Funeral of John Paul II)

BULAANG PROPETA/MANGANGARAL

Sa kasaysayan ng PAGKAKATATAG ng Iglesia Ni Cristo® 1914, namatay si Ginoong Felix Y. Manalo na WALANG PALATANDAAN ng KABANALAN. Bagkos SIYA ay NAMATAY na NALAMATAN at NADUNGAISAN ang REPUTASYON dahil sa AKUSASYON ni ROSITA TRILLANES na siya raw di umanoy ay PINAGSAMANTALAHAN ni G. FELIX Y. MANALO.

Ganoon din ang PAGLALAHAD ng isang nagngangalang LESLI WOLFE ukol sa PAGKATAO ni G. Felix Y. Manalo bilang isang mangangaral noon sa nasabing kinaaniban niyang iglesia. 

Ayon daw sa salaysay ng kanyang asawa, si G. Felix Y. Manalo raw ay MAPANG-ABUSONG asawa at HINDI TAPAT sa kanilang KASAL. At dahil sa mga PASA na nakita sa kanyang asawa, si Ginoong Felix Y. Manalo ay napatunayang NAGKASALA (guilty) na nagresulta ng PAGKATIWALAG sa kanya.

Ganoon din si G. ERAÑO G. MANALO, HINDI rin siya NAKITAAN ng KABANALAN maliban sa PAGKILALA sa naging AMBAG niya sa PAGPAPALAGO at pagpapalaganap ng iglesiang MINANA niya sa kanyang yumaong amang si G. Felix Y. Manalo, bagay na gagawin ninuman na tumanggap ng isang pamanang pangkabuhayan.

At sa kasalukuyang Executive Minister na si G. EDUARDO V. MANALO, siya ay INAKUSAHAN mismo ng KANYANG PAMILYA ng PAGMAMALABIS at KURAPSIYON. Narito ang ilan sa mga balitang namayagpag sa buong mundo ukol sa di-umano'y korapsyon at pagmamalabis sa pamamahala ng INC™.

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Kaya't sa naisin pa nating ipagpatuloy ang pakikinig sa kanilang episode, SAPAT SAPAT na sa ating malaman na sa pasimula pa lamang ng kanilang episode ay punung-puno na ito ng panlilinlang at pandaraya, bagay na hindi akma sa isang institusyon na nagpapakilalang "kay Cristo". 

Ang isang bagay na TUNAY NA SA DIYOS ay HINDI NANLILINLANG at HINDI NANDARAYA ng kapwa-tao. Hindi BABALUKTUTIN ang mga TALATA ng Biblia para sumakto sa kanilang mga baluktot na aral; at hindi aangkinin ang bagay na tanging sa Diyos at sa ating Panginoong Hesus lamang. At hindi ipagpapalagay na sa Diyos ang mga bagay na handog at nakalaan sa sanlibutan tulad ng Iglesia Ni Cristo® Incorporated na itinatag at rehistradong pagmamay-ari ni Ginoong Felix Y. Manalo!

PASUGO Mayo 1964, p. 1: “Inihandog ng Dios ang kanyang sarili sa kanyang huling sugo upang dumiyos sa kanya. Samakatuwid, ang tanging may Dios sa huling araw na ito'y ang huling sugo -- si Kapatid na Felix Manalo."

MAGTATAGUMPAY ANG IGLESIANG TATAG NI CRISTO NOONG UNANG SIGLO AT MAHAHAYAG ANG KASINUNGALINGAN NG HUWAD NA IGLESIANG TATAG NOONG 1914. 

Jesus said: "You are Peter and upon this rock I will build MY church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." -Mt. 16:18 (emphasis mine)

[The Roman Catholic Church traces its history to Jesus Christ and the Apostles. Over the course of centuries it developed a highly sophisticated theology and an elaborate organizational structure headed by the papacy, the oldest continuing absolute monarchy in the world. -Online Encyclopedia Britannica]

Felix Manalo said: "Why, who is Quirino? He is a man just the same as I am. I am not afraid of him. Show fear to no man -- that is the best way to defend your rights. Members of MY church were beaten up, some killed because they refused to vote for Quirino." -Free Press, February 11, 1950 (emphasis mine)

[Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), (Tagalog: “Church of Christ”) Cristo also spelled Kristo, international Christian religious movement that constitutes the largest indigenous Christian church in the Philippines. It was established by Félix Ysagun Manalo in 1914. -Online Encyclopedia Britannica]

Pasugo explained: "'Note His words "My Church." 'My' is a possessive pronoun that denotes possession and ownership.'" - PASUGO January 1974, p. 8 (emphasis mine)

SAMAKATUWID, ang Iglesia noong Unang Siglo ay KAY CRISTO! At ang Iglesiang sumulpot lamang nitong 1914 ay KAY FELIX Y. MANALO! 

ANG IGLESIA KATOLIKA ANG TUNAY NA IGLESIA NI CRISTO!

"This is the sole Church of Christ, which in the Creed we profess to be one, holy, catholic and apostolic." These four characteristics, inseparably linked with each other, indicate essential features of the Church and her mission. The Church does not possess them of herself; it is Christ who, through the Holy Spirit, makes his Church one, holy, catholic, and apostolic, and it is he who calls her to realize each of these qualities." -Catechism of the Catholic Church (emphasis mine)

"The Church of Christ during the time of the Apostles became the Catholic Church of the bishops in the second century persecuted by the Roman emperors until the fourth century..." -PASUGO March-April 1992, p. 22 (emphasis mine)

PAREHONG OPISYAL na PINAHAHAYAG ng IGLESIA KATOLIKA at ng Iglesia Ni Cristo® 1914 na ang TUNAY na IGLESIANG KAY CRISTO ay ang IGLESIA KATOLIKA!

At bilang pangwakas, ating pakinggan ang mga pahayag ng isang Muslim Imam ukol sa turo ng Iglesia Ni Cristo® 1914 laban sa Iglesia Katolika.

       

"Ang Biblia ba ninyo ay gawa ba ninyo yan?" Sabi, "Hindi!" 

"San ba nagmula ang biblia ninyo?" Sabi niya, "Sa iglesia, sa Iglesia Katolika Apostolika Romana." 

Sabi ko, "Iglesia Ni Cristo kayo, tapos yung Biblia ninyo ay nagmula sa Romana Katolika Apostolika? Hindi sila nakakaintindi sa Biblia nila, aklat ng Katoliko, hindi sila nakakaintindi. At kayong mga Iglesia Ni Cristo, NAGBABASA lamang, sa AKLAT NG MGA KATOLIKO, kayo ang nakakaintindi? 

Dahil the HISTORY OF THE BIBLE, we cannot deny, the history of the Bible was compiled, collected by the early Christian Catholics. While the Roman Catholics in this latest century they are reading the Bible, at ang BIBLIA ORIGINAL ay NAGMULA sa ROMANO KATOLIKO!" 

"Imposible na ang GUMAWA sa Biblia ng ROMANO KATOLIKO ay maiimpierno. Yung lumikha sa Biblia maiimpierno. Yung NAGBABASA maparaiso? Imposible naman!

GMA News 2015: Former ‘Pasugo’ editor says INC general auditor involved in corruption

Published July 25, 2015 12:01am
GMA News Online

The former editor-in-chief of the Iglesia ni Cristo's official publication, “Pasugo”, on Friday alleged that the church's general auditor, Glicerio Santos Jr., was involved in corruption.

In a Facebook video posted by user "Sher Lock”, editor Isaias Samson Jr. called on Iglesia ni Cristo spokesperson Edwil Zabala and general evangelist Bienvenido Santiago to stop covering up for Santos.

"Hindi ko lamang maintindihan kung bakit ang katulad n'yo na mga ministro, at isa pa nga ay napakatagal na na ministro at anak din ng isang pioneer sa Iglesia, ay hindi masabi ang tunay ninyong niloloob at tunay ninyong nakikita. Alam ninyo na sa ating pag-uusap, kahit noon, kayo rin ang bumabanggit ng mga katiwalian na ginagawa ni Glicerio Santos Jr.," Samson said in the video.

Samson added that Santiago had even admitted to him that he knew Santos was involved in corruption, but said they could not do anything about it because he Santos was the “apple of the eye” of church authorities.

"Sana kung kayo (Zabala and Santiago) ay magsasalita pa, maging spokesperson kayo ng Diyos. Hindi ng mga taong inyong ipinagtatangol,” Samson said. “Tandaan iyong katiwalian, hindi naman ito makakaila. Liliataw at lilitaw iyan. Itinuturo natin iyan na hindi natatago ang lihim... Ihahayag iyan ng Panginoong Diyos."

Samson had claimed during a Thursday press conference that he was detained by the religious group and that other ministers had also been abducted.

Samson also detailed how corruption allegedly thrived inside the church, though he did not name those responsible.

That same Thursday Santiagio denied all Samson's allegations, and by Friday morning the chruch announced the expulsion of Samson and his family. Zabala said that the former Pasugo editor was expelled because of his refusal to submit to the authority of the church.

“Ang totoo, meron talagang departamento ang Iglesia na nakaukol lang sa auditing, napakatagal nang panahon kaya nga siguradong-sigurado kami na walang bahid ng katotohanan itong sinahabi nila,” Zabala explained.

"Meron silang mga hinahangad na mapasa kanila, na marahil hindi pinagbigyan, sapagkat lagi pong ikino-consider ni Brother Eduardo Manalo ay hindi family corporation," he added. — Trisha Macas/DVM, GMA News

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PDI (2015): Iglesia nonsense

Philippine Daily Inquirer /  August 31, 2015

Photo source: PDI

THE OFFICIAL reasons given by Iglesia ni Cristo officials and spokespersons for the protest actions that began on Thursday—first at the Department of Justice in Manila, then at the Edsa Shrine in Quezon City, and then since Saturday at the intersection of Edsa and Shaw in Mandaluyong—do not make sense. They do not stand logical or legal scrutiny. Instead, they betray the surge of panic that has overtaken some of the leaders of the influential church.

To begin, not at the beginning, but at the end: The protest organizers misunderstand the longstanding doctrine of the separation of church and state, which is the main reason they have offered to justify their collective mass action. That doctrine does not mean that offenses committed internally—that is, inside the church or within the congregation—cannot be investigated by the state; if a crime is involved, or alleged, then by definition that kind of violation is an offense against “the people,” and the state is duty-bound to investigate the matter. If evidence exists of the crime, the state must prosecute the guilty to the fullest extent, to meet the ends of justice.

The separation doctrine the officials of the Iglesia ni Cristo are invoking do not grant them, or indeed any leader or member of any church, an exemption from that fundamental principle: No one is above the law.

Last week, the family of a former highly placed minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo filed a case for serious illegal detention against eight members of the church’s governing council. Isaias Samson Jr., the former chief editor of the official Iglesia publication, and his wife and son sued the officials—allegedly for detaining them for nine days in July in their own home, holding them incommunicado, confiscating their passports and subjecting them to repeated interrogation. (In the blog of the whistle-blower using the pseudonym Antonio Ramirez Ebangelista, the eight are identified as Glicerio Santos Jr., Radel Cortez, Bienvenido Santiago Sr., Mathusalem Pareja, Rolando Esguerra, Eraño Codera, Rodelio Cabrerra and Maximo Bularan.) The nightmare happened because Samson was suspected of being the whistle-blower Ebangelista, and it ended only when the family escaped.

Manalo vs Manalo

Ginigipit ni Eduardo V. Manalo ang sariling pamilya?

Criminals or Persecuted?

No! You cannot silence them. We have seen how vicious you are in attacking those who exposed your Executive Minister's alleged love of earthly wealth that even his own siblings and mom were expelled from the church their grandfather has founded. You must be ashamed of yourselves for calling your group "Christians" because in all of Biblical stories, NONE of the prophets, sages and holy men and women have broken one of God's commandment ~ to love, respect and obey their parents (Ex. 20:12; Eph. 6:1), and none of them loved earthly wealth and power!

You can't fool the Canadian government. Those videos which proves their lives were under threat from your group are all available in public domain for anyone to see, and these videos were shot and videotaped by credible news sources in the Philippines and they all say otherwise.

CRIMINALS IN RP, CRIMINALS IN NORTH AMERICA

By. Don Orozco

Source: Philippine News 

Lowell Menorca II and Rovic Canono, expelled former members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) presently enjoying “asylum” in Canada after claiming political persecution in the Philippines, now literally “cash in” on their completely fictitious victim status. 

After being granted political protection on the basis of fantastic and unverified claims of threats to their safety and security, Menorca and Canono lost no time in doing what they planned to accomplish in Canada in the first place – to make the liberal, permissive and benevolent country a base for their money laundering activities and continued campaign to discredit the INC... 

...Menorca and Canono enjoy zero credibility and legitimacy in the Philippines. Before they fled the country secretly in 2016, they were both facing multiple charges of rape, domestic violence against spouse and children, adultery and other heavy criminal offenses....

Ina at Kapatid sa Laman ng Punong Ministro ng INC™-1914, ginigipit ng Iglesia Ni Cristo®!

Hindi katanggap-tanggap na ang isang tinatawag na namumuno ng isang relihiyon ay kumakalaban mismo sa kanyang sariling magulang at ang nanggigipit sa kanyang ina at mga kapatid ay mismong ang kanilang kapatid sa laman na si Ginoong Eduardo V. Manalo, Executive Minister ng samahang Iglesia Ni Cristo® - 1914 na tatag ni Ginoong Felix Manalo. Ang INC™-1914 ay nagpapanggap na  tunay na Iglesia ni Cristo ngunit wala namang ibang TUNAY na Iglesiang tatag si Cristo kundi ang Iglesia Katolika ayon sa kanilang opisyal na magasing PASUGO Abril 1966, p. 46.

Ex. 20:12 “Igalang mo ang iyong ama at ina. Sa gayo'y mabubuhay ka nang matagal sa lupaing ibinibigay sa inyo ni Yahweh na inyong Diyos."

Efeso 6:1 "Mga anak, sundin ninyo ang inyong mga magulang sa Panginoon, sapagkat ito ang nararapat. “Igalang mo ang iyong ama at ina.” Ito ang unang utos na may kalakip na pangakong “Ikaw ay giginhawa at hahaba ang iyong buhay sa lupa.”

Lowell Menorca II, INC™ ex-Minister Received a Refugee Status in Canada

The long road to safety for ex-INC refugee claimants

Two years after the controversy in the Iglesia ni Cristo broke out, ex-members Lowell Menorca II and Rovic Canono have filed refugee claims in Canada. One has been successful so far.

By Rappler

For Menorca, the road for his refugee claim has been a long one. Since he fled the Philippines with his family, Menorca said he had had to be careful as he went from country to country, first to Vietnam, then to Thailand.

Fearing that he was being followed and monitored – photos of him and his family in Vietnam had earlier surfaced on social media – Menorca took precautions on his way to Canada, wearing a face mask and a hat to avoid being recognized.

From some of his relatives in Canada, Menorca learned that he was already being expected at the airport. When he arrived in Vancouver in April 2016, he waited until the crowd had passed before making his way to immigration authorities and said he was applying for a refugee claim.

Menorca was led to a different room, where the initial interview took around 10 hours.

“They were trying to see how cohesive the story is, trying to look for lies, deception in whatever I’m saying. They were trained to detect if there is malicious intent with those claiming asylum,” he said. READ MORE

Ang mga MAKASANLIBUTAN ay bumili na naman ng mga ari-arian sa lupa

"Just over a century after the INC was founded in 1914" - this statement suggests the obvious. The real Church of Jesus Christ was founded in the First Centuries not in the 20th Century, and that is the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church of Christ [read here].

INC buys another US town

By Edu Punay (The Philippine Star) | Updated July 17, 2017 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - The expansion of the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) continues in the United States with the acquisition of a second town: the long-abandoned Johnsonville in Connecticut, reportedly for $1.85 million.

Glicerio Santos Jr., general auditor of the INC, announced over the weekend that their church acquired Johnsonville as part of its aggressive expansion in the US.

Reports said the seller of Johnsonville was the Meyer Jabara Hotels, which bought the property for $2.5 million in 2001. Reports also said the sale of the property was quick; emissaries first visited Johnsonville only in late June.

The INC earlier acquired Scenic Town in South Dakota.

Santos said the INC, after establishing numerous chapels in many states across the US, is “breathing new life into old, abandoned US towns.”

Santos also bared that the INC would be working to “restore, rehabilitate, and reinvigorate the town of Johnsonville, Connecticut” after acquiring the almost 200 year-old town, which was abandoned for 20 years.

“We already have three congregations in Connecticut and we believe that restoring Johnsonville to its former glory is just part and parcel of our responsibility as positive contributors in the state,” he added.

Johnsonville is a 62-acre property with a church, meeting house, general store, pond and covered bridge.

Santos described the town as “picture perfect,” but the INC would be doing its best to restore Johnsonville to the way it looked when it was established in the mid-1800s.

“Johnsonville looks like it was frozen in time. It’s a beautiful, picturesque property, so all our efforts will be focused on restoration. We will also establish our first eco-farming here in the US to create jobs and livelihood in this town,” he added.

Just over a century after the INC was founded in 1914, the homegrown church has gone global under the leadership of executive minister Eduardo Manalo... CONTINUE READING

Manila Standard: 2 Manalos appeal for Red Cross help

Sana matapos na ang paghihirap ng pamilya ng Ka Eraño G. Manalo.

EDUARDO V. MANALO - INC™ EXECUTIVE MINISTER (Photo source: Philippine Pride)

November 24, 2016 at 10:00 pm by
Manila Standard

TWO scions of Iglesia Ni Cristo founder Felix Manalo appealed to Red Cross chairman Senator Richard Gordon for humanitarian assistance to ease their living conditions at a disputed property in Quezon City.

Felix Nathaniel “Angel” Manalo and his sister Lottie Manalo, estranged siblings of incumbent Iglesia Ni Cristo Executive Minister Eduardo V. Manalo, wrote Gordon seeking assistance in alleviating their current living conditions at the disputed number 36 Tandang Sora residence.

The two Manalos claimed inhuman conditions are being imposed on them and their household staff, such as the limitation of food and water supplies, the cutting of electricity and water supplies and the setting up of high walls of corrugated sheets around their respective homes and around their compound.

They said their freedom of movement and right to meet with their counsel lawyer Rene Saguisag have been impeded by the security that were positioned around the compound.

The Commission on Human Rights, headed by Chairman Chito Gascon, has been powerless against the lawyers of the Iglesia Ni Cristo despite repeated calls for their assistance in the matter.

Homes of former Executive Minister Erano G. Manalo and other relatives living in the compound have been demolished by the Iglesia Ni Cristo, leading to speculations that the property in dispute is set to be sold by the Church.

Supporters of Angel and Lottie have been trying to provide food, water and medicines for the incarcerated Manalo and household staff but have been prevented by strict security policies enforced by the Iglesia.

They also cited that only a 71-year-old man, the father-in-law of Angel Manalo, is allowed to supply both homes the limited supplies allowed in by the security people within and around the Tandang Sora compound.

Currently, the property is being claimed by both Lottie Manalo Hemedez and the Iglesia Ni Cristo.

In their letter to Gordon, they sought the urgent and immediate assistance of the Red Cross based on humanitarian grounds to alleviate the conditions within the compound where electricity and water utilities have been absent for nearly four months.

This despite an order from a Quezon City Judge to transfer the possession of the meters for the immediate reconnection of the basic services.

In a recent radio interview with Senator Gordon, regarding the plight of the Manalo siblings, he said “that he will seek into the matter and will try to help them.”

Arestado ang mga Sumusuway sa Pamamahala ni Eduardo V. Manalo (EVM) ng 'Iglesia Ni Cristo'® (INC™)

SUSPECTED ANTI-IGLESIA BLOGGER ARRESTED

Rovic Canono is arrested over a case allegedly instigated by the INC. Canono is suspected to be behind the critical blogs against the powerful church, an allegation he denies.

By Katerina Francisco @kaifrancisco
Rappler.com / 11/30/2016

DETAINED. INC member Rovic Canono is detained in Camp Karingal over a case filed by his ex-wife. Sourced photo

MANILA, Philippines – An expelled member of the influential homegrown church Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) has been arrested over a case filed by his wife, allegedly under the instigation of the church leadership.

Rovic Canono was arrested and detained in Camp Karingal, Quezon City, on Friday, November 11, for violation of Republic Act 9262, or the anti-violence against women and children act.

Canono is accused of violating Sections 5(h) and (i) of RA 9262, which refer to causing emotional or psychological distress to the woman or her child, and causing mental or emotional anguish, public ridicule, or humiliation.

Canono is reportedly suspected of being behind social media accounts critical of the church leadership.

Over the past year, the Facebook account "Sher Lock" and the blog "Silent No More" have been running stories alleging corruption within the church's ranks. The blog and Facebook page have also posted stories on the alleged abductions of church ministers and harassment of the estranged siblings of INC executive minister Eduardo Manalo, in an ongoing issue that has rocked the church since July last year. (READ: Revolt in the Iglesia ni Cristo)

The bench warrant of arrest against Canono was issued by Judge Jacqueline Martin-Balictar of the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 9.

The charge against Canono was filed by his wife, with whom he has been separated for several years. Rappler learned that Canono was taken from his condominium in Eastwood, Quezon City by armed operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit wearing civilian clothing.

Instead of being brought to the nearby police station inside Eastwood, however, Canono was taken to Camp Karingal in Sikatuna Village, about 5 kilometers away from the Central Temple of Iglesia.

According to a joint affidavit of arrest filed by the arresting police officers, Canono allegedly violently resisted arrest and had tried to call for help from his friends instead of contacting a lawyer. SPO1 Luisito Ubias and PO1 Mario Morales allegedly sustained injuries from the incident.

Canono is now facing an additional complaint of direct assault and resistance and disobedience to a person in authority.

Wilfredo Santos from the INC's legal department has taken on the case against Canono. The INC-run news network Net25 was already in Camp Karingal when Canono arrived.

Lawyer Rene Saguisag – also the counsel for the estranged Manalo siblings – is handling Canono's case.

Rappler contacted Bro. Edwil Zabala, spokesman for the INC, for comment, but there has been no reply as of Sunday afternoon. This story will be updated once a statement or comment from the INC is released.

Similar to Menorca?

According to the "Silent No More" blog, the circumstances of Canono's arrest were similar to those of expelled member Lowell Menorca II. In July 2015, Menorca was illegally detained for nearly 3 months under alleged orders of the church's leaders, and was previously arrested in Dasmariñas, Cavite, for alleged illegal possession of an explosive. The charge is a non-bailable offense.

Menorca at the time pointed to the INC's Sanggunian or Council as the perpetrators behind his arrest and illegal detention. Later an adultery case was filed against him.

In March 2016, Menorca left the country with his family, citing an alleged death threat and continued harassment from his critics.

In a message to Rappler, Menorca said that Canono's arrest was "all too familiar" to him, and that the operation had "all the fingerprints of the well-coordinated and influenced efforts of a very powerful institution."

"I know that the pattern will emerge soon enough to reveal the powerful hand behind these series of seemless events and circumstances that can only be possible, as orchestrated by a very influential force that has perfected this craft of inquisition against those whom they consider enemies for being critical of the church," he said.

Menorca added that since Canono's case can be resolved by posting bail, he may be charged with numerous other cases to either keep him in jail or exhaust his financial resources.

The "Silent No More" blog also posted a photo of a letter supposedly written by Canono in July 2015. According to the letter, Canono had been told that he was being "hunted down by a group of men" upon the orders of the INC leaders.

INC TO BLAME? The "Silent No More" blog posts a letter supposedly written by Rovic Canono in July 2015. Photo from Silent No More blog

The letter contained a list of names "[to] be held accountable if harm/death" happens to him or his family.

The list included the INC executive minister, his wife, Babylyn; INC auditor Glicerio Santos Jr, and other church officials. – Rappler.com

Note: We initially referred to Rovic Canono as a member of the INC. We have since updated the story to reflect his status as an expelled member.

Video mula kay Alias Kelly Ong

Sapat ang video na ito upang magsalarawan kung gaano na kasama ang pangangasiwa ni ka Eduardo at ang naging bunga nito sa pag-uugali at moral ng mga kapatid sa Iglesia.

Maging ang mga taong hindi Kristyano at hindi naniniwala sa Diyos na nasa katinuan ng pag-iisip ay nalalaman kung ano ang tama at mali.

Ang lahat ng ito ay nag ugat nang patuloy na magpailalim si ka Eduardo sa kaniyang asawa na si babylyn ventura na hinuluaan ng kapatid na Erano G. Manalo na bababa sa kaniya ang espiritu ni Jezebel, isang babaeng mapakiapid. (Video mula kay alias "Kelly Ong")

Human rights violations? Manalo siblings' lawyers seek court's help

The camp of Lottie Manalo-Hemedez and Angel Manalo, estranged siblings of Iglesia executive minister Eduardo Manalo, has filed an urgent motion to allow them to enter the controversial 36 Tandang Sora compound

RAIN OR SHINE. Lawyer Rene Saguisag (in black jacket) waits outside the contested 36 Tandang Sora compound to talk to Angel Manalo and Lottie Manalo-Hemedez, estranged siblings of INC leader Eduardo Manalo. Rappler sourced photo

Rappler.com

Published 1:14 PM, October 13, 2016

Updated 1:14 PM, October 13, 2016

The tension surrounding the controversial 36 Tandang Sora property seems to be far from over.

On Wednesday, October 12, the camp of Lottie Manalo-Hemedez and Angel Manalo, estranged siblings of Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) executive minister Eduardo Manalo, filed an urgent motion at the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (QC RTC) Branch 88 to let lawyers enter the contested compound.

According to the motion penned by human rights lawyer Rene Saguisag, who replaced Trixie Cruz-Angeles as counsel, they had tried to get access to the compound to talk to the Manalo siblings on September 12, 19, and 23. However, they were either met with silence or blocked by INC security.

“The first time we went a month ago, we stood outside the gate in the wind and rain for hours and left frustrated,” Saguisag wrote. “We went 5 days later and found the gates still barred but without the security we dealt with the first time. There was a light at the left side which was quickly turned off. A voice we heard from the unopened side small gate and we pled for entry, in vain."

“The following Friday, absolutely nothing, and we left after 20 minutes. No one to talk with at all,” he added.

Manalo and Hemedez claimed they have been harassed as they continue to assert their right to the property: Walls were built to enclose the compound, water supply has been shut down, and electricity bills left unpaid. (READ: After P1M unpaid Meralco bill, power cut in INC Manalo house)

Together with their respective families, the Manalo siblings have remained inside the QC compound since being expelled from the INC, following corruption allegations against the leadership.

The latest incident of harassment, according to a letter received by Saguisag and which was cited in the motion, was that INC security have deprived the families of Manalo and Hemedez of food usually delivered by Manalo’s father-in-law through a window.

“Ngayong araw na ito ay hindi na pinapayagan iabot sa bintana ang pagkain,” the letter stated. “Ang ginawa pong pagpapahirap ng INC ay naglatag sila ng la mesa sa harapan ng bahay at gusto nila ay lumabas ang tao sa bahay at dun sa la mesa sa labas kunin ang pagkain.”

(Today, they stopped allowing food to be given through a window. What the INC is doing now is that they put the food on top of a table in front of the house. They want us to go outside and get the food ourselves.)

The letter added that this is a strategy by the leadership to lure them out of their houses, and not be let back in.

Hemedez and the INC camp have been fighting over the two-hectare property for months.

The INC, however, said that their stay inside 36 Tandang Sora is illegal after the Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 12, in June 2016, ruled in their favor in an ejectment case against the Manalo siblings. (READ: Court orders Manalo siblings out of 36 Tandang Sora)

But in July, QC RTC Branch 43 denied the petition for writ of execution filed by the INC since Hemedez and Manalo were able to file their appeal within the prescribed period and weren't required to pay bonds. (READ: QC Court: Manalo siblings can stay in 36 Tandang Sora)

Meanwhile, the INC Defenders Worldwide, in an open letter published on August 17, called on President Rodrigo Duterte to intervene and do something about the "human rights violations” involving the Manalo siblings. (READ: INC group asking for 'Duterte intervention' in church crisis?) – Jodesz Gavilan / Rappler.com

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Mapaniil na Pamamahala raw ni Eduardo V. Manalao - Executive Minister ng INC™ - Laban sa kaniyang Sariling Pamilya!

Asawa ng Ka Eraño G. Manalo at Ina ng Ka Eduardo V. Manalo ang Bagong 'Jezebel' ayon kay G. Jose Ventilacion

Mula sa blog ni G. Jose Ventilacion

Hindi ito karapat-dapat itawag sa Ka Babylyn kundi kay Gng. Cristina “Tenny” V. Manalo sapagkat natupad sa kanya ang pagkakahalintulad kay Jezebel.

1. Tulad ni Jezebel, si Gng. Tenny ay nagdulot ng isa sa mga pinaka malubhang suliraning pagka-bahabahagi.
2. Tlad ni Jezebel, si Gng. Tenny ay nanghikayat sa mga lingkod ng Diyos na lumabag sa kautusan ng Diyos nang siya ay manawagan sa Youtube.
3. Tulad ni Jezebel, si Gng. Tenny ay nakikialam sa Pamamahala ng Kapatid na Eduardo V. Manalo dahil tumatangap at sumasagot si Gng. Tenny Manalo ng sulat ukol sa Ordenasyon ng mga Manggagawa.
4. Tulad ni Jezebel, si Gng. Tenny ay nakikialam sa Pamamahala ng Kapatid na Eduardo V. Manalo dahil tumatangap at sumasagot ng sulat ng mga nagbabalik na na-disiplinang Ministro at Manggagawa.
5. Tulad ni Jezebel, pinakikialaman ni Gng. Tenny ang mga gawain at pasya ng ating Tagapamahalang Pangkalahatan, ang kapatid na Eduardo V. Manalo dahil sa kanilang hindi pagpapasakop at pangunguna sa mga kapatid na sila ay tulungan dahil sila ay diumano’y nasa panganib.
6. Tulad ni Jezebel, ang ginawa ni Gng. Tenny ay humantong sa pagpatay ng mga inosenteng tao at mga propeta na maaaring ihalintulad sa pagkapamahak ng kaluluwa ng mga ministro at mga kapatid na natiwalag dahil sa ginawa nilang paghihikayat upang lumaban sa Pamamahala.
7. Tulad ni Jezebel, pinarusahan si Gng. Tenny ng Panginoong Diyos at siya ngayon ay Tiwalag.
8. Tulad ni Jezebel, ang ginawa pananawagan ni Gng. Tenny ay nagbunga ng paglabag ng ilang mga kapatid sa mga aral ng Diyos.

Samakatwid, kitang kita natin kung kanino natupad ang nasusulat sa Biblia tungkol kay Jezebel sa katauhan ni Gng. Cristina V. Manalo at ito ay kailanman hinding hindi ang kapatid na Babylyn V. Manalo.

Tanong ko lang: Bakit di nila SINABI sa Ka Eraño G. Manalo noong nabubuhay pa ito na ang asawa pala niya, at ina ng mga magiging anak nila (at ina mismo ng nakaupong Executive Minister) ay isa palang 'JEZEBEL' sa makabagong panahon?

Lowell Menorca II Nanawagan sa mga Kaanib ng INC™ na Manindigan sa Katarungan at Katotohanan!

Girian sa pagitan ng mga tagasunod ni Eduardo V. Manalo at ng tagasunod ng kanyang itiniwalag na ina at kapatid sa dugo

"Sapat ang video na ito upang magsalarawan kung gaano na kasama ang pangangasiwa ni ka Eduardo at ang naging bunga nito sa pag-uugali at moral ng mga kapatid sa Iglesia.

Maging ang mga taong hindi Kristyano at hindi naniniwala sa Diyos na nasa katinuan ng pag-iisip ay nalalaman kung ano ang tama at mali.

Ang lahat ng ito ay nag ugat nang patuloy na magpailalim si ka Eduardo sa kaniyang asawa na si babylyn ventura na hinuluaan ng kapatid na Erano G. Manalo na bababa sa kaniya ang espiritu ni Jezebel, isang babaeng mapakiapid." -Kelly Ong Defender

Patuloy na Sigalot sa Compound ng Iglesia Ni Cristo® - 1914?

Patuloy na Sigalot sa Compound ng Iglesia Ni Cristo® - 1914?