He was then able to compare the teachings and practices of the Catholic church with the teachings in the Bible. Since he was living inside the parish, he attended its seminary. He was severely rebuked for privately studying the Bible. It was in that parish where Felix found a Bible left on a church bench, which he began to read. They helped in lighting the candles among other things. A lover of fighting cocks, the priest not only fed and gave them quarters but told them tales of great men which doubtless inspired the two young boys to weave dreams. In 1899, Felix and his cousin was adopted by their uncle Mariano Borja, a Catholic priest, in an urban parish house in Sampaloc, Manila.
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