Jewelry from image of the Virgin Mary and donations were stolen

Oh I am sorry to hear this. I too hope they are punished and caught.

Oh my... people are getting desperate by the minute... imagine stealing from Mama Mary... someone as innocent as her... i hope this person would realize the gravity of what he/she did... But then again... there are those people who do crime because they believe they can easily get away from the law... not thinking that a higher law is there to judge them in the future... with consequences much much harder... i hope whatever was stolen will be returned... and soon...

This is really sad, people doesn't know how to respect even the house of gods. Hope those robbers will be caught soon.

I have heard of this from my parents.. it was so horrible.. I have heard of other incidents of people stealing sacred stuff, but this one happened so near by. i really hope that they catch those thieves fast.. and that no one would dare do the same.

Hi Stanley, it's really sad coz it happened in our parish too over a month ago here in Quezon City where donation boxes were stolen and some other valuable things inside the church. No place is safe from robbers anymore, be it a holy place in a small community like ours. :(

These thieves have no conscience at all. It is sad to say that the Philippines is the third country practicing Christianity yet it's citizens are doing crimes like this. It's so frustrating.

Unfortunately, anywhere you go anymore it seems like people are not safe, and people are robbing others. Around here I hear about it happening more and more as well, and even to people that are in the Service industry like cab drivers, etc. It truly is a Sad time we live in.

That's really sad to hear. And I think this isn't the only incident that religious items were stolen. There were cases of this in other provinces. And to think we're predominantly Catholic. I guess a lot of people are succumbing to temptation due to their weak faith. Don't worry, they'll eventually pay their dues, either through our legal system or God's judicial system.

Thieves won't consider if it's holy or not. If it's worth stealing, they're gonna steal it. They should draw the line. There was also a bunch of rosaries here made up of rubies. These were supposed to be sold abroad but most of it were stolen. I'm certain that these people will get hit by karma because that's how it works. If you do good things, you'll also recieve good things. If you do bad things, bad things will also return to you.

Yes, end justify the means... At whatever circumstances it happened, 'they might have thought why the God need the money, as long as we are hungry'. I am not justifying what they did, but the sad part is that the shrines and temples, church and such religous organisations are holding millions and millions of dollars and not even paying the taxes to the govt. They are still accumulating and do you think the shrine or the temple made out of gold has more values. I think it is time to correct ourselves and it is impossible unless and until there is a change in our thoughts...

I was just wondering who could have stolen it? Do a lot of people know it wears genuine jewelry and who has access to the donations? The items were very valuable so security must have been very strict yet the items were stolen and seems easily done.