Filipino Priest Fr. Romeo Obach Humiliates Unwed Mother During Baptism Of Her Baby (VIDEO)

Shame to this Filipino priest who humiliated a mom during the baptism of her baby inside the church. In a video that is getting viral, it showed Fr. Romeo Obach of the Sacred Heart Chaplaincy in Eversely Child Sanitarium in Cebu talking to the 17-year-old mother during her baby’s baptism.

Speaking in Cebuano, Fr. Obach said “Ang imong pagkasunod sa dili binuhatan sa kalibutan, nga mo sugot ra mo’g nakig dug ug lalaki nga dili nimo bana. Wala man mauwaw?”

The priest asked the young mother whether she was ashamed that she had a baby with a man who was not her husband.

The priest further said that while the baby had not sinned, her mother did, after she slept with a man who was not her husband.

Jieve Daitol Frias, the baby’s grandmother who uploaded the video said, “This was supposed to be a celebration, pero bastos kaayo ang pari. Can’t he just shut his mouth? Niadto mi sa simbahan para magpabunyag dili kay bastoson ang nagpabunyag,” she said. (This was supposed to be a celebration, but the priest was very rude. Can’t he just shut his mouth? We went to the church to have the child baptized, not to be disrespected.)

Here is what the priest said, translated roughly:

“Don’t follow wrong deeds, allowing yourself to sleep with a man who is not your husband. Is that what the church has taught you? This child did not sin, but the man and the woman who slept together unwed are the ones who are living in sin. The child will bear the mistake. Hope you’ll think that this is not just about being happy and amused because the child is here. Yes, this is grace, but conceived through sin. This was not done through…Were you married? (Girl shakes head) Oh, see, is she a good Christian? Is this something you can be proud of? That you have a child, but have no husband? This is shameful. You should have covered yourself, because you are in church, shameful. Because you want this baptism even without a husband, you slept with a man who was not your husband. Do you hear me? Aren’t you ashamed? This is so shameless. And you (addresses crowd), are you going to follow what she did? Will you spread your legs for a man you barely know? That’s why this is shameful. This child will live in grace because he is baptized. You, on the other hand, was baptized but you did not fulfill the promise of baptism. Hope this child will grow to follow his baptismal promise. You are crooked. I hope that some people will help you and enlighten you so your child will grow up following Christ’s teachings, which cannot be said of you.”

Watch the full video below:

Update 1: Fr. Romeo Ubach issued an apology. He acknowledged his fault and expressed deep regret.