CBCP "Thanksgiving prayer rally" failed expectations

Read this report from MLQ3. Most of the reports estimate the crowd size at 15,000 to 50,000. MLQ3 thinks it's around 40,000. The CBCP expected crowd turnout to be at 500,000.

The fact na hindi umabot ng 100,000+ yung crowd means na hindi sumali ang El Shaddai at INC crowd. I think Henrietta De villa screwed it up.

Jay Cynikho says that the CBCP calling the event a "THANKSgiving rally" is a dumb idea:

How many people, maybe hundred of thousands are so angry with the rape just done to their country that they were willing to attend the rally to show their anger WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY WERE TOLD
THEY ARE GOING THERE TO PRAY TO SAY THANK YOU because the
rapists stopped the rape before their ejaculation. THEY ARE TO PRAY
INSTEAD FOR A CHANGE OF A CHARACTER OF THE RAPISTS. Who
the hell would want to do that except those indirect beneficiaries of past
rapes. I will never say thank you for the coitus interruptus of de venicia
and his Tongress who’s using gloria’s Viagra to make the rape more
prolonged and bloody. May be the bishops are happy that the country
is still spread eagled and bleeding and in tears for the next assault.

Thank you GMA. Thank you JDV. Thank you Villafuerte. Thank you lagman. Thank you jaraula. Thank you zubiri. tanks a lot...

From Phil Cruz:

I already had my doubts about the success of the rally when the Church preferred to call it a Prayer Rally, a Thanksgiving Rally instead. But I kept it to myself so as not to discourage people from attending the rally. Sure enough, it was a letdown. The second time the CBCP let us down.

But then I tried to console myself with this thought. What can I really expect from the Church leaders these days? Do I really expect them to lead the Charge of the Light Brigade against the Despicable One’s fortress? I guess not. I think I would prefer them to just play a supporting role - from the pulpits.

I would much rather prefer that another sector sound the clarion call and take the lead next time with the Church just in the background. I know that next time the Church calls for a rally, not too many will come.