blackshama's commentary on Philippine issues

My comment on the recent Supreme Court decision on plagiarism The court's majority decision says " Can errors in preparing decisions be prevented?   Not until computers cease to be operated by human beings who are vulnerable to human errors.   They are hypocrites who believe that the courts should be as error-free as they themselves are." While humans may err, humans cannot just blame the spreadsheet or the word processor! This is something I learned in the Math department. I cringe at the decision's consequences for academic liberty and integrity.      

 No amount of CBCP spin doctoring can repair the damaged credibility of the Philippine Catholic Church with the rest of the Universal Church after CBCP president Bishop Nereo Odchimar unleashed the "e" word (excommunication) in an interview with the Philippine Daily Inquirer. The Philippine Church is now the laughingstock of the whole Catholic world!   This will not amuse His Holiness at all! Odchimar speculated on the grounds that the President of the Philippines could be excommunicated for doing his Constitutional duties. For that irresponsible statement,  he should resign his position. Pinoy Catholics should  ask the Holy Father Benedict XVI to translate him to a titular see. He deserves to be the Archbishop of Leptis Magna and he can excommunicate Muammar Kadaffy for all we care.