President Duterte claimed that the he was not the problem of the Catholic Church as their greatest adversary was itself.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte
(RICHARD MADELO / PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN)
In his speech during the proclamation rally of PDP-Laban in Negros Occidental, Duterte reiterated his tirades against the Catholic Church.
The President noted that he was only defending himself from the criticisms against him by members of the clergy while behind the pulpit.
“I have a very serious problem with the church. Hindi ako ang problema ng church, sila. Eh ganun talaga (I am not the problem of the Church. Their problem is themselves. That’s how it is),” he said.
“Edukado naman tayong lahat (We are all educated here). If you want to criticize me and you are a priest or a preacher, itong pulpito na ito (this pulpit), do not use this. You have to go out because there is a separation of church and state and nobody but nobody can stop a citizen from criticizing me,” he added.
“Huwag dito. Kasi dito international ‘to, sa Vatican. If bastusin mo ako, p***** i** mo talagang bastusin rin kita. Wala akong pakialam na (Not in the pulpit because this is connected to the Vatican. If you disrespect me then I will also do that to you. I don’t care)… Who gave you the right to do that,” he continued.
The President then reiterated how he was right about the abuses being committed by some of the men in cloth because of the admission of Pope Francis and Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle.
“Early on, sinabi ko, we were victims of — you know. Tapos walang naniwala and I was criticized. O ngayon pumutok na. Even si Pope who went to Dubai admitted that ‘yung mga madre konsumo ng pari. I said it (Early on I said we were victims of abused. No one believed me and I was criticized. Now it’s out in the open and even the Pope admitted that nuns are being consumed by the priests. I said it),” Duterte said.
“Presidente na ako, sinasabi ko ‘yan. Sinasabi ko sa inyo kasi nangyayari. Kaya nagalit sila then depensa (I am a President and I am saying this because it really happened. They got mad and defended themselves). Only for the Pope to admit that these things happened verily in the so many years,” he added.
Duterte then said that the truth has finally caught up with the Catholic Church.
“That is what is good about telling the truth because time will prove it. Hindi mo matago ‘yan. Hindi mo ‘yan matago ‘yang katotohanan (You cannot hide the truth),” he said.
Source and Original Article from: >>> Manila Bulletin
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