Incoming president Rodrigo Duterte didn't hide his disdain to the Catholic Church.
Amid potential government reforms opposite Church teachings laid by him, the tough-talking Duterte lashed out on Catholic Church who are against his will through obscenity-filled attacks.
He went on to accuse corrupt local bishops of hypocrisy, calling them "sons of whores" as he blames them for uncontrollable population in the country.
Duterte also lambasted on the Catholic Church for centuries of influencing Philippine electorate during polls.
"Don't fuck with me," Duterte told senior church figures as he reiterated his stance to expanded family planning in relation to his three-child policy.
“It is time to be clear between us. You have been castigating me, criticising me,” he said at a press conference on Sunday in his first post-election tirade against Church leaders.
Just last year, Duterte called Pope Francis a "son of a whore" for causing massive traffic in the metro during his visit.
Retired archbishop Oscar Cruz said that the Catholic Church won't back down against Duterte on such core issues.
“We won’t be quiet… the Church will preach what it thinks is right,” Cruz said on DZBB radio.
Source: Manila Bulletin
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