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19 February 2017

Philippines: Govt accuses church of being ‘out of touch’ after attacks on war on drugs

THE Philippine government derided Catholic bishops on Sunday as “out of touch” after they used weekend sermons to attack a war on drugs they said had created a “reign of terror” for the poor.
Members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) had dramatised President Rodrigo Duterte’s campaign and, instead of criticising, should focus on contributing to the “reign of peace” that innocent people now felt, presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said.

https://asiancorrespondent.com/2017/02/philippines-govt-accuses-church-touch-attacks-war-drugs/