There was a controversy before the elections where the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) released a pastoral letter saying that people should not elect him as the president.
But now that Duterte won the elections with 6.2 million lead over the Liberal Party standard bearer Mar Roxas, he described his win as a ‘public referendum‘.
“They campaigned against me, everybody was saying ‘Do not vote for Duterte.’ Fine. I said, let this election be a referendum between me and the Catholic Church… Sabi ko, this will be a referendum kung sinong tama sa atin. Look, were you able to stop me? Iilan lang kayong mga obispo diyan,”he said.
On May 1, the CBCP reminded the people to never elect a man who is ‘morally reprehensible‘ and the one who goes against the right of other and the teachings of the Church.
This is because of the issue of him womanizing as well as for the public death squad.
“I will lecture until June 29 the sins of the Catholic Church, and whether or not you are still relevant. Alam mo, the most hypocritical institution is the Catholic Church,” this is the strong message of Duterte.
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