Duterte hits priests anew, says ‘sufficient’ cemetery space for all of them
Credit to Author: RALPH VILLANUEVA| Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 04:18:43 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte slammed priests anew, saying he does not care if all members of the clergy died because there was sufficient cemetery space for all of them.
In a speech during the National Peace and Order Council Meeting in Davao City on Thursday night, Duterte said priests “do not have a monopoly of wishes to feel ill against anybody,” claiming there were priests who want him dead.
“Son of a b—h, I do not care if you all die, that is your idiocy. You started the God damned fight. In a solemn sacrament of the Mass of the Catholic Church, you asked for my death from the Lord,” Duterte said.
“It is good that the Lord did not listen, what if he did? Then my airplane could have crashed. You idiots, that is the Lord. They say that [He’s] omnipotent, too powerful. It’s God who gives and takes away life,” he said.
The President also insisted that the Catholic Church started the feud with him and that he was merely giving them “payback.”
“They tried to picture that me when they die, they… I should be blamed because of my outburst. The hell. I do not care if you all die right now. The cemetery has a lot of empty spaces,” he said.
“Or if you want to be cremated I could lump you in a… Son of a b—h, making me feel guilty about my… You started it,” he said.
He also denounced priests who criticized his government policies.
He said that politicians were afraid to battle the Church before because of the “popular notion” that if you were an opponent of the Church, you lose.
“I don’t care. I am on my third.. last three years. Third year of the last three years. So? Why will I be afraid of losing? I cannot run, anyway. Which is why I will disrespect you,” he said.
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