Scribd
Upload
401 views1 page

9 - People Vs Baes

The accused were charged with offenses against religion for forcing a funeral procession through the churchyard of a Roman Catholic Church in Lumban, Laguna. The parish priest, Baes, opposed the act but was compelled to allow it through force and threats. The court ruled that the facts described constituted offenses under Article 133 of the Revised Penal Code, as offense to religious feelings should be judged based on objective scrutiny of the acts and circumstances rather than subjective characterization from any particular religion's point of view.

Uploaded by

mcris101
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
401 views1 page

9 - People Vs Baes

The accused were charged with offenses against religion for forcing a funeral procession through the churchyard of a Roman Catholic Church in Lumban, Laguna. The parish priest, Baes, opposed the act but was compelled to allow it through force and threats. The court ruled that the facts described constituted offenses under Article 133 of the Revised Penal Code, as offense to religious feelings should be judged based on objective scrutiny of the acts and circumstances rather than subjective characterization from any particular religion's point of view.

Uploaded by

mcris101
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 1

People vs.

Baes
68 Phil. 203,
G.R. No. L-46000,
May 25, 1939

FACTS:
In Lumban Laguna, accused, Villaroca, Lacbay and Del Rosario was charged of offenses against religion for causing
the funeral of a member of the Church Christ to pass through the churchyard fronting the Roman Catholic Church

which churchyard belongs to the said Church, and is devoted to the religious
worship thereof. Baes, the parish priest of the Roman Catholic Church, opposed the
act however the accused, through force and threats of physical violence, compelled
him to allow the funeral to pass through the churchyard.
Issue:
Whether or not the alleged complain is a violation of Article 133 of the Revised Penal Code.

Ruling:
Yes, the facts alleged in the complaint constitute offenses punishable under Article 133 of RPC.
The court held that the act complained of is a question of fact which must be judged only
according to the feelings of the Catholics and not those of other faithful ones, for it is possible
that certain acts may offend the feelings of those who profess a certain religion, while not
otherwise offensive to the feelings of those professing another faith.
Offense to religious feelings should not be made to depend upon the more or less broad or
narrow conception of any given particular religion but should be gauged having in view the
nature of the acts committed and after scrutiny of all the facts and circumstances which
should be viewed through the mirror of an unbiased judicial criterion. Otherwise, the gravity of
leniency of the offense would hinge in the subjective characterization of the act from the point
of view of a given religious denomination or sect and in such a case, the application of the law
would be partial and arbitrary, withal, dangerous, especially in a country said to once the
scene of religious intolerance and prosecution.

You might also like

pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy