Tag: Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines

“Karaming madre diyan,” Duterte says on CBCP’s request for Australian nun Fox to be allowed to stay in PHL

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte appeared to have rejected the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines’ call for Australian nun Patricia Fox to be allowed to stay in the country. “Karaming madre diyan. May mga madre pa sa bukid,”  Duterte said on Wednesday, May 2, after he was reported to have met with lawyers from his alma mater San Beda College. The lawyers were allegedly asked by the CBCP to appeal the Bureau of Immigration’s […]

Palace shows pictures of Catholic nun speaking in rallies; debunks CBCP’s claim

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, April 20, showed pictures of Catholic nun Patricia Fox apparently speaking in rallies, debunking the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines claim that the Australian nun whom President Rodrigo Duterte had ordered investigated never spoke in the protests. “Well I now have a picture…Malinaw na malinaw po na kasama po siya, may hawak po siyang mikropono..I am just telling the bishops, hindi po sinabi ni Sister Fox sa […]

Filipino ex-priest faces US extradition on sex charges

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A Filipino ex-priest is facing extradition to the US for allegedly sexually abusing minors there in the 1990s, authorities said Wednesday. Fernando Sayasaya, 53, was tracked down by police in a province outside Manila on Sunday nearly two decades after he fled the US and went into hiding in the Philippines. He was accused of molesting two boys in the state of North Dakota where he worked for the Catholic church, […]

Duterte launches vulgar attacks on Catholic Church

DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) — Explosive incoming Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has launched a series of obscenity-filled attacks on the Catholic Church, branding local bishops corrupt “sons of whores” who are to be blamed for the nation’s fast-growing population. Duterte also warned the Church, which has a centuries-old tradition of influencing Philippine politics, that his landslide election win this month showed he had more power than its leaders and he would defy them by dramatically expanding […]