Election lawyer and Otso Diretso senatorial candidate Romulo Macalintal on Wednesday called on Catholics to stand up for their faith amid continuing attacks against the Church and its teachings, and assaults against religious workers. “The Catholic faith has been under siege for so long, yet what are we doing?” he added. “I call on my fellow Catholics to prove that we can stand up for our faith. ADVERTISEMENTA fellow senatorial aspirant, lawyer Chel Diokno, also called on the government to treat the threats against Catholic priests seriously. Former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay described the threats against Catholic priests as a very “tricky” situation.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 13, 2019 21:22 UTC