CFC Split over GK

[Bogeyman]

I think GK shouldn't be faulted for working with other denominations, such as the Masonic Order for example. Syempre gumagawa ng mga bahay ang GK eh, natural lang na kailangan nila ng mason, di ba?

Seriously, it is sad that a large religious following had to break up because of mundane differences. Pero personally, I never did put much stock in CFC. May kapitbahay kami na member, lagi kaming niyayayang sumapi sa kanila. My wife narrates how, years ago, that neighbor volunteered to help them build their house, only to cheat them by overpricing the materials and labor involved. It took several touch-up jobs before the house became decent enough for my wife's family to live in (hanggang ngayon nga, may mga lamat pa rin sa walls eh). Yun namang anak niyang dalaga, nabuntis at tinakbuhan. Tapos ngayon, split na ang CFC. It's like the case of fraternities/sororities; I don't need to join some religious group, Catholic or otherwise, just to affirm my spirituality.

I personally prefer the work Gawad Kalinga is doing, even if the Restoration Movement deplores it as "sleeping with the enemy". Yun nga lang, the Catholic bishops will obviously side with Padilla's group, simply because they can relate with the evangelical concerns raised. It's actually pretty ironic to think that CFC itself started as a breakaway group, and now they themselves are becoming divided...