The Oscariz Roman Catholic Church in Oscariz, Ramon, Isabela bounces back after being closed for almost one year by the town's parish priest, a certain Fr. Michael, with the consent of his Isabela priestly superior, a puzzling act. (The first time that a church is closed in Philippine history?) 
     With no church to attend on Sundays and other holy days, some of the members bolted their Catholic faith and joined other congregations in the village which was considered a town during the Spanish times. An intact Catholic community broken up by a Catholic priest because of greed and other indiscretions? 
     What says the eminent Cardinal Tagle? Anyway, it's all water under the bridge but the Philippine Catholic Church should learn from this sad experience and adopt more strict measures to ensure that those assigned to the priestly post must meet the requirements in the altar of sacrifice.