Message of Solidarity
Most Rev. Gerardo A. Alminaza, D.D.
Jaro Auxiliary Bishop and VCDG Head Convenor
March 30, 2012

Dear Brothers and Sisters of the HRonlinePH team,

On behalf of the Visayas Clergy Discernment Group, I would like to greet you on the First Anniversary of the HRonlinePH on March 30, 2012. We appreciate the valuable contribution of your website to the principles of truth, justice, human rights and the common good.

The Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church (CSDC) recognizes that the rapid means of communication offered by information technology makes it possible to establish relationships between people who are separated by great distances and are unknown to each other. At the same time, despite the advances in technology, there persist stark inequalities stoked by various forms of exploitation, oppression and corruption (cf. CSDC, 192).

The Pontifical Council for Social Communications thus exhorts for a commitment to the common good and for the realization of justice, to close the gap between the informationrich and the information-poor in today’s world (cf. The Church and Internet, 12). We are pleased that the HRonlinePH publishes online the news and press releases on issues concerning the marginalized sectors in our society.

May Jesus, the perfect communicator and prophet who announced the Kingdom of justice, peace and love be your guide. May Mary, our Mother, help us communicate with joy and courage as we work for the fulfillment of human rights and the common good.

As Christ lives,

BISHOP GERARDO ALMINAZA, D.D.
Auxiliary Bishop of Jaro/
Head Convenor of the Visayas Clergy Discernment Group (VCDG)

VISAYAS CLERGY DISCERNMENT GROUP
E-Mai l Address: vi sayasclergydi scernment@yahoo.com
“Information Technology Must Promote the Common Good”