{"id":170103,"date":"2018-07-09T22:19:30","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T02:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=170103"},"modified":"2018-07-10T00:22:39","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T04:22:39","slug":"closer-tie-with-church-seen-after-duterte-valles-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/07\/09\/closer-tie-with-church-seen-after-duterte-valles-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Closer tie\u2019 with Church seen after Duterte-Valles meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cIt is designated as a private meeting. This was arranged by the President and Archbishop Valles directly,\u201d Roque said in a Palace press briefing. (PCOO photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Monday expressed high hopes that the meeting between Pesident Rodrigo R. Duterte and Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Romulo Valles would result to \u2018closer cooperation\u2019 between the church and state.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this statement after he confirmed the \u2018private meeting\u2019 between Duterte and Valles on Monday afternoon at Malaca\u00f1ang Palace.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is designated as a private meeting. This was arranged by the President and Archbishop Valles directly,\u201d Roque said in a Palace press briefing.<\/p>\n

Asked about the agenda of the meeting, Roque said only the President and Valles \u201cwould know what they would discuss with each other\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut on a broader perspective, of course, we would like to see closer cooperation between the state and the church in their desire to serve the people better,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

After the one-on-one meeting between Duterte and Valles, Roque said a subsequent meeting will be arranged between the CBCP and a four-man Palace panel tasked to dialogue with different churches, including Catholic groups, following Duterte\u2019s recent remarks against Catholic priests.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo perhaps in the subsequent meeting, there will be agenda to be formulated and agreed upon by the parties but for now, it will be a one-on-one meeting between the President and Archbishop Valles,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n

The presidential panel is composed of Roque, Cabinet Secretary Jun Evasco, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ernesto Abella and EDSA People Power Commission commissioner Pastor \u2018Boy\u2019 Saycon.<\/p>\n

In the same media briefing, Roque announced that he attended a dinner between former President and now Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and 18 bishops at the former Chief Executive\u2019s residence on Sunday, ahead of the Duterte-Valles meeting.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a social dinner although there were prayers said, and there was of course a general consensus that Church and State should work together in upholding the general welfare of the people,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

Roque said Arroyo gave him a chance to announce the President\u2019s stand on same sex marriage, abortion and divorce.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did announce that on these issues, there appears to be common ground between the CBCP and the President on divorce, on same sex marriage, as well as abortion,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

He said at least one archbishop brought up the recent negative comments by the President against the Catholic church.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I would lie if I were to say no one actually brought it up. At least one archbishop did but there was no substantial discussion on it because everyone is awaiting the meeting between Archbishop Valles and the President,\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

Roque refused to name any of the 18 bishops in attendance but clarified that Valles was not present in Arroyo\u2019s \u2018traditional\u2019 meeting with the bishops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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