Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates Villegas has called on the faithful to reject the culture of fake news by being truth tellers no matter the cost.
"Do not repeat gossip. Do not add to gossip. Do not laugh at gossip. Resign from your job as a troll and get back your dignity. The salary of a troll is Judas money," Villegas stressed in the homily he delivered in a Mass held at the closing of the 21 days of prayer for national healing in his archdiocese, Wednesday.
More, he also urged the faithful to say “Thank you," “Please," and “I am sorry” often.
Villegas also asked the faithful to avoid name calling, slapstick jokes, as with mediocrity.
He also asked to stand against bribery and graft, maintaining leadership without vision is treason.
Lastly, he asked the faithful to resist the culture of death.
"Let us overcome evil by the power of good," said Villegas, calling for a revolution of grace.
"This revolution is a rebellion against no one; it is only against sin," he said. "This revolution of grace is not our own. It is for the soul of each one of us and for the soul of our nation. The whole of humanity wins in this revolution of love; no one is defeated except Satan, the prince of lies and king of darkness."
He cited Jesus and Mary whom he said are "Revolutionaries with invisible weapons. Revolutionaries in an invisible war. Revolutionaries ready to die rather than cause others to die. Revolutions waged in this world for the sake of a new world to come. Revolutionaries who revolt against no one but themselves. Revolutionaries who changed the world by first changing their hearts."
He added, "If the Lord is a revolutionary and His mother is just like Him, how can we not be revolutionaries?"