Bishop Maralit said that since social media content is governed by algorithyms and determines how content is filtered and recommended to users, a social media cohort with shared Catholic missionary orientation can amplify the Gospel message.
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“Because we don’t have enough priests, some of our priests have been doing it already even before the pandemic, with permission from the bishop, of course, due to pastoral demands,” Caloocan Bishop Pablo David said in an interview Saturday.
Archdiocese of Manila Apostolic Administrator Bishop Broderick Pabillo said priests celebrating more than three Masses a day is not new to them.
“Since we lack priests, many priests even celebrate four Masses especially on a Sunday,” he said.
“It’s already a regular thing for a priest to say three or four Masses during Sundays. It depends on the pastoral need,” added Pabillo.