Duterte’s taking cudgels for the clergy — reconciliatory or an election bait? Share TweetOPINION AND OPTIONBy ELINANDO B. CINCO“Is that him talking?”Last week, newspaper editors and headline writers were in a state of disbelief. What they were accustomed to were threats and cuss words against the Catholic clergy spewed from the President’s mouth since taking over Malacanang in June, 2016. In that Sunday event in Cebu, the President further astounded everyone in the audience when he said:“Do not touch the priests. As an offshoot of the perceived reconciliation move by the Palace and PNP, the CBCP appears lukewarm to the security offer.

Source: Manila Bulletin March 14, 2019 16:41 UTC