Shocking Story: Priest gets fruit basket with fetus in cheese spread bottle

A man of the cloth and his family got the shock of their lives Monday morning after finding a four-month-old fetus hidden in a basket of fruits.

Monsignor Gerry Santos had just celebrated Mass at the Quiapo Church in Manila around 9 a.m. when he received a basket of fruits from an unknown donor.

"After the mass... I brought the fruits to my parents' home because it was our regular lunch and my parents' house helper showed it to me. It was inside a bottle of Cheez Whiz. Maybe it's four months old," Santos said in an interview Monday over the Church-run radio station, Radio Veritas.

Santos said the aborted baby's hand and feet were already formed. He said a rosary was also placed inside the cheese spread bottle, which was hidden in a pile of apple and bananas.

He said his family wasn’t able to continue eating lunch after the shocking discovery. His parents were "very disturbed" and "traumatized" by the experience.

After recovering from the trauma, the prelate said his family immediately brought back the fetus to Quiapo Church, "and then I blessed the aborted fetus."

The fetus was then brought to the La Loma cemetery where it was provided a proper burial.

Humanae Vitae

The unwelcome delivery came as the Church celebrates the 40th anniversary of Humanae Vitae, a Latin word that means "of human life."

Humanae Vitae is a document written by Pope Paul VI, which was promulgated on July 25, 1968. It was titled "On the Regulation of Birth," which affirms the Catholic Church's teachings on abortion, contraception and other issues about human life.

Santos said abortion or killing an unborn baby is "really an abominable crime." "No one has the right to take away the life of another person," he said.

The prelate said a person's life begins "from the moment of conception." He said a mother should be the first to defend her unborn baby since her womb is the "sanctuary of life."

He said the shocking incident shows that the Church needs to highlight its pro-life stand. He said the Church should have an undying campaign to educate people, especially women, about the importance of life.

"We have to proclaim life. We serve life and we have to celebrate life," Santos said.

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Let us pray for the parents of this baby and for their conversion and for all trapped in the culture of death. Let us also pray for our priests and for their families.
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