THE CATHOLIC  Educational Association of the Philippines called on Filipinos to choose leaders who are accountable to God and to the people in next year’s elections.

Fr. Nolan Que, CEAP-National Capital Region president, said the public must exercise the right to vote because it is “a responsibility to God and to the people.”

“The grace to vote is our freedom to choose who will lead our nation. We believe that Filipinos must exercise the freedom to vote for the good of all and not for the benefit of the self. To vote is to choose a leader who is accountable to God and to the people,” Que said.

The church leader encouraged the public to evaluate the candidates’ moral character and intellectual convictions.

Stressing that the right to vote is a God-given gift and responsibility, Que said that voters will serve as God’s instrument of authority to elect worthy leaders in the country.

“It is only fitting, then, that the Filipino people must register for the upcoming 2022 national elections to ensure that the leaders who will be elected are chosen by the Holy Spirit, worthy to rule our nation,” he said.