This year is the commemoration of the 500 years of Christianity since its entry through Spanish colonialism and the Roman Catholic Church into the Philippines on March 1521. As we commemorate the 500 years of Christianity in our country, we shall be celebrating on February 17 the 49th anniversary of the Christians for National Liberation (CNL).

Commemorating the 500 years of Christianity and giving great significance to the CNL’s 49th anniversary celebration this year is the overall context of this article. However, this article will only shed light on and be limited to some general points on why and how did Filipino Christians and Marxist-Leninist-Maoist revolutionaries start to complement one another for the advancement of the national democratic revolution with a socialist perspective. Detailed elucidations on the complementariness of Christians and Marxists, despite their being not necessarily compatible with one another in terms of philosophies and beliefs, shall be developed thoroughly — through the leadership of Comrade Renmin Malaya, the CNL National Chairperson — in a CNL commentary which shall be published on time for the fiftieth (50) anniversary celebration of the CNL on February 17 next year.

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