IN ANOTHER swipe against the Catholic Church, President Rodrigo Duterte Friday, November 23, said that he knows of a certain "Bishop David" who is using church offerings and money for the priest's personal use.
Duterte, however, did not name the said prelate.
"Alam mo sa totoo lang, iyong mga offerings, iyong mga pinya, avocado, saging, saan napupunta 'yan? Gusto niyong malaman? Gusto niyo ng video? Ibigay ko sa inyo. Doon sa pamilya niya," Duterte said in a speech in Tanza, Cavite during the inauguration of the Cavite Gateway Terminal, the country's first and only barge port.
This is Duterte's latest criticism of the Catholic Church. He said that the prelate is using church donations for his personal use.
In an event held in Pampanga last July, Duterte reiterated that he would retaliate against Church leaders who criticize him "in God's name."
"There is a separation of power between any church and state. Huwag mong isali ang Diyos mo doon sa platform of your criticism, [of] your attack because when I answer, kapag sinali mo sa issue, sinali mo ang Diyos, p***** i**, patayin kita," Duterte said.
(There is a separation of power between any church and state. Do not use God on your platform of your criticism, [of] your attack because when I answer, when you drag God in this issue, son of a b****, I will kill you.)
"I have tried to answer. There is a separation of powers, why are you f***ing the name of the Lord against me? So 'pag sagot ko, since ang forefront mo Diyos, bakit maghinakit kayo [kapag] sabihin ko, p**...," he added.
