{"id":167925,"date":"2018-06-25T04:44:32","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T08:44:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=167925"},"modified":"2018-06-25T04:44:32","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T08:44:32","slug":"roque-defends-dutertes-right-to-express-his-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/06\/25\/roque-defends-dutertes-right-to-express-his-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Roque defends Duterte\u2019s right to express his faith"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: Furthermore, Roque then explained that these declarations of Duterte may be coming from his alleged experience of being abused by a priest in his younger years (YANCY LIM\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After the President received numerous criticisms following his controversial statement\u00a0about God and the Bible, the Palace defended him for his freedom of faith.<\/p>\n

In an interview with GMA on Monday, June 25, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, Jr. emphasized this freedom of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.<\/p>\n

\u201cIyan po ay personal na paninindigan ng Pangulo. Alam ninyo iyong ating kalayaan ng malayang pananampalataya, kasama po iyan \u2018yun sa wala kang paniniwalaan na pananamplataya <\/em>(That is the personal conviction of the President. You know that we have the freedom to choose our faith, and that includes not having one),\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTingin ko ang ating Pangulo ay merong personal na spirituwalidad, pero nasa sa kanya na iyan at hindi na kinakailangang bigyan ng interpretasyon<\/em> (I think the President has his own personal spiritual belief and that is up to him, and it is not necessary to give it an interpretation),\u201d Roque added.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the spokesperson explained that these declarations of Duterte may be coming from his alleged experience of being abused by a priest in his younger years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIto ay isang isyu po na dapat talagang harapin din ng Simbahan at siguro po nagkataon lang na ang isang Presidente ngayon ang naging biktima<\/em> (This is an issue that the Church really has to face and coincidentally, the President is a victim),\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

He then stressed that Duterte does not need to choose his words despite the criticisms since he is showing who he really is.<\/p>\n

\u201cHindi naman niya itinago iyang ganyang mga legguwahe noong siya ay tumatakbo, alam natin lahat iyan, at siya ay hinalal ng taumbayan<\/em> (He is not hiding the way he speaks when he was still running, we all know that, and the citizens still voted for him),\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

Duterte recently drew flak because of his speech on Friday when he questioned the Bible and the creation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWho is this stupid God? Estupido talaga itong p***** i** kung ganun<\/em> (This m***** f****** God is really stupid). You created some\u2014something perfect and then you think of an event that would tempt and destroy the quality of your work,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo tayo ngayon<\/em> (now), all of us are born with an original sin\u2026 Was it the first kiss? What was the sin? Bakit<\/em> (Why) original? Nasa<\/em> womb ka pa, may kasalanan ka na<\/em> (You are still in the womb and you already have a sin),” he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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