Cardinal Quevedoand It is an attack on freedom to worship

His Eminence Orlando Cardinal Quevedo, archbishop of Cotabato, statement on Sultan Kudarat bombing.
The bombing in front of the gate of Esperanza parish church at the end of our 5:30 a.m. 1st Sunday of Advent Mas is pure terrorism. Made worse because of the sacredness of the place, the sacredness of the day and the sacredness of the event that had just taken place.
As the leader of the Archdiocese of Cotabato I voice my strong condemnation against this act of irrational terrorism. It is an attack on innocent human lives. It is also an attack on freedom to worship. I appeal to our security and police forces to ferret out those responsible and bring them to justice.

Let us all be vigilant against acts of terrorism. sand//scontent.fceb2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/15171253_103287443493993_2295299001791599829_n.jpg?oh=79d65e5a04f98b965e52ae1208263a92andampoe=58BBFEC2 (People, police and military personnel gather in front of the church following the blast - Photo by Amiel Cagayan) Two persons were slightly injured when an improvised bomb attacked to a cyclone fence across the Our Lady of Hope Church in Barangay Salaio, Esperanza went off at about 5:40 when churchgoers attending the 1st Sunday of Advent mass were leaving the worship site perimeter.Police and Army bomb experts are yet to determine the kind of explosive used by the suspects but police said it was cellphone detonated IED. Seeand 2 hurt as blast hit Catholic Church in Esperanza,Sultan Kudarat