Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), on Tuesday hit
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte for using a swearword in referring to Pope
Francis after getting caught in a traffic jam during the Roman Pontiff's visit
in the country in January.
"When a revered and loved and admired man like Pope Francis
is cursed by a political candidate and the audience laugh, I can only bow my
head and grieve in great shame. My countrymen has gone to the dregs,"
Villegas said in a statement.
In his speech after being proclaimed as the standard bearer of
PDP-Laban, Duterte narrated how he got stuck in a five-hour traffic
gridlock during the papal visit.
"Gusto kong tawagan, 'Pope p******, umuwi ka na," the
presidential aspirant said, which earned laughter from his supporters in the audience.
"When we find
vulgarity funny, we have really become beastly and barbaric as a people,"
the CBCP head said.
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