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Blasphemy? Carlos Celdran draws flak for Sto. Niño with Duterte’s superimposed face

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<div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-top" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div><br/><div class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="http://kickerdaily.com/posts/2016/07/blasphemy-carlos-celdran-draws-flak-for-sto-nino-with-dutertes-superimposed-face/carlos-celdran-jpg/"><img alt="" src="http://kickerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/carlos-celdran.jpg-600x264.png" title="carlos celdran.jpg"/></a> <span class="wp-caption-text">Image from Carlos Celdran’s Facebook page</span> </div><br/><aside class="mashsb-container mashsb-main"></aside><ul><li><strong>Controversial tour guide again in the crosshairs of Duterte supporters</strong></li><br/><li><strong>He drew flak after refusing to remove a critic’s pic of a Sto. Niño</strong><strong> with Duterte’s face</strong></li><br/><li><strong>He denied accusations of blasphemy, said the pic parodies Duterte and not the Sto. Niño</strong></li><br/></ul><p>MANILA, Philippines – He’s at it again.</p><br/><p>Days after calling out President Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters, controversial tour guide Carlos Celdran is once again earning their ire after refusing to take down an unflattering picture of the Chief Executive.</p><br/><p>On his <a href="https://www.facebook.com/realCARLOSCELDRAN/photos/a.338730946130.197062.329069471130/10154184256516131/?type=3&theater">Facebook page</a>, Celdran posted a screenshot of a certain Max Namara’s picture of Duterte’s face superimposed on a Sto. Niño statue. His comment describing the picture, “Pwet Señor”, can be seen below.</p><br/><div id="attachment_268129" class="wp-caption alignright" readability="32"><img alt="Image from Carlos Celdran" class="size-medium wp-image-268129" s="" src="http://kickerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/13692669_10154184256516131_1985466538896822158_n-279x300.jpg"/><p class="wp-caption-text">Image from Carlos Celdran’s Facebook</p><br/></div><br/><p>Many of Duterte’s supporters—as well as some Catholic faithful—blasted Celdran for both insulting the president and blaspheming a revered religious icon.</p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-middle"><br/><br/></div><br/></div><br/><p>However, Celdran insisted neither he nor Namara committed any blasphemy. He argued that the picture parodied Duterte and his god-like status among his die-hard supporters.</p><br/><p>“Is that the Santo Niño you see? No it is not. It’s a picture of Digong superimposed on the Santo Niño. Therefore, it is NOT an image of the Santo Niño at all, he said. “So if we follow logic, my reply/comment: “Pwet Señor” was aimed at Digong and NOT at the Santo Niño at all.”</p><br/><p>Ending his post, Celdran said it was not his problem anymore if people couldn’t understand his explanation.</p><br/><p>“But then again, if you cannot tell the difference between the two, that isn’t my problem anymore,” he said.</p><br/><p>In another post, Celdran also posted another picture in response to a critic—this time with a picture of Duterte’s face on another statue.</p><br/><p>“Tatay Digong loves you. He is your only hope and saviour,” read the caption on his post.</p><br/><div id="attachment_268131" class="wp-caption aligncenter" readability="32"><img alt="Image from Carlos Celdran" class="size-medium wp-image-268131" facebook="" s="" src="http://kickerdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/13775506_10154182313946131_4189307858611520891_n-300x300.jpg"/><p class="wp-caption-text">Image from Carlos Celdran’s Facebook page</p><br/></div><br/><aside class="mashsb-container mashsb-main"></aside> <center> </center><br/><p><strong><a href="https://blockads.fivefilters.org">Let’s block ads!</a></strong> <a href="https://github.com/fivefilters/block-ads/wiki/There-are-no-acceptable-ads">(Why?)</a></p><br/><p><a href="http://kickerdaily.com/posts/2016/07/blasphemy-carlos-celdran-draws-flak-for-sto-nino-with-dutertes-superimposed-face/" rel="nofollow">Kicker Daily News</a></p><br/><div class="easy-ads"><div class="easy-ads-lite easy-ads-lite-bidvertiser-bottom" style="display:block;text-align:center;"><ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block;" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3942681860132668" data-ad-slot="4831328630" data-ad-format="auto"></ins><br/></div><br/></div>

Image from Carlos Celdran’s Facebook page Controversial tour guide again in the crosshairs of Duterte supporters He drew flak after refus...