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Acquittal in Tengson Burial Rites Case

The defendant was convicted by a lower court for performing burial rites inside a Roman Catholic cemetery according to the practices of his sect, "Christ is the Answer." However, the appellate court acquitted the defendant, finding that for an act to be offensive to religious feelings, it must ridicule or target a religious practice, dogma, or ritual. Since the defendant's burial rites followed the rules of his own sect and there was a permit for the burial, his actions were not directed against Roman Catholicism.

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Acquittal in Tengson Burial Rites Case

The defendant was convicted by a lower court for performing burial rites inside a Roman Catholic cemetery according to the practices of his sect, "Christ is the Answer." However, the appellate court acquitted the defendant, finding that for an act to be offensive to religious feelings, it must ridicule or target a religious practice, dogma, or ritual. Since the defendant's burial rites followed the rules of his own sect and there was a permit for the burial, his actions were not directed against Roman Catholicism.

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017. People vs.

Tengson
67 OG 1552
People of the Philippines, plaintiff-appellee
Tengson, defendant-appellant
Decision by: ______. Digest by: Lor Saguinsin.

Short Facts:
The criminal act complained of was the performance by the appellant of burial rites inside
the Roman Catholic Cemetery in accordance with the rules and practices of the sect called "Christ is
the Answer." There was a permit for the burial in question. Convicted by the lower court, appellant
was acquitted on appeal.

Doctrine:
For an act to be notoriously offensive to religious feelings it must be directed against a
religious practice or dogma or ritual for the purpose of ridicule. The act of performing burial rites
inside a Roman Catholic Cemetery, in accordance with the rules of practices of the sect Christ is the
Answer by reading passages from the bible, etc, is not.

Note: Sorry as of uploading time, I wasnt able to find a copy of the original case online. Ill try to
update this though.

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