{"id":204149,"date":"2019-02-26T21:15:08","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T02:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=204149"},"modified":"2025-01-13T08:16:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T13:16:35","slug":"prrd-only-threatens-criminals-not-bishops-priests-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/02\/26\/prrd-only-threatens-criminals-not-bishops-priests-palace\/","title":{"rendered":"PRRD only threatens criminals, not bishops, priests: Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his speech during the Barangay Summit on Good Governance Region 11, held at the RMC Petro Gazz Arena in Davao City on December 18, 2018. KARL NORMAN ALONZO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Tuesday said only criminals, and not religious leaders, are the recipients of threats coming from President Rodrigo D. Duterte.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo defended Duterte from critics saying the Chief Executive has even changed his tune by warning against the killing of priests and bishops.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe (Duterte) was not threatening anyone. When he makes comments, he creates certain situations either to make people laugh or to stress a message but he doesn\u2019t threaten people,\u201d Panelo said in a Palace briefing.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe only threatens criminals — only the criminals, the corrupt, the evildoers, the scoundrels, the dregs of society. Not the priests, not the bishops, not anyone,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He explained Duterte\u2019s rhetoric never encouraged the killing of clerics since drug addicts who murdered them do not need any encouragement to kill.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf one is a drug addict, it doesn\u2019t matter to him who endorsed. You know, drug addicts are crazy. Their brains have been affected so there is no need for encouragement from anyone to do something bad against a person,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

Panelo further said that it is only the opposition and Duterte\u2019s critics who take his remarks about killing and robbing bishops living in luxury seriously when it was only meant to be a \u201chyperbole.\u201d<\/p>\n

He clarified that while Duterte\u2019s previous remark should be treated as hyperbole, his recent statement warning against the killing of clerics is \u201cserious\u201d talk.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s just a hyperbole. Meaning it\u2019s just a criticism. Which is precisely why he warned those who will harm the priests. This President is outraged by any kind of irregularity of violation of law or any threat made against any person,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

He pointed out that the opposition and his critics should be blamed for encouraging the killing of clerics.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf it\u2019s a hyperbole then it\u2019s not an encouragement. It is only the opposition and the critics who make it so. That is precisely why they should be blamed for that, not him,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cCritics are making it bad by viewing it different. A joke perceived by jokes to be many and yet the critics and the opposition would convert it into serious matter,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Duterte\u2019s style<\/strong><\/p>\n

Panelo emphasized that the public is already used to the President\u2019s style and saw no problem with his controversial statements against members of the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur countrymen have been used to the President\u2019s style in delivering his responses, his remarks. So I don\u2019t see any problem with that,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

Panelo also reiterated that priests and bishops should not use the pulpit to criticize the President or wish him ill because it is \u201cinconsistent\u201d with the Church\u2019s teachings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat actually the President wants is that if you\u2019re a priest and you teach the teachings of Christ, be consistent. So when you pray for the death of one person, you become inconsistent,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

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Panelo was referring to Fr. Noel Gatchalian, who in a mass for Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV on September 6, 2018, quipped that he had prayed for the President to get sick.<\/p>\n

He said Duterte has always used \u201chyperbole\u201d to speak against certain groups or people but noted it should not carry weight.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou see the dramatic difference between that priest and this person. If he\u2019s cracking jokes, it\u2019s a joke.<\/p>\n

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It should not carry weight with respect to serious concerns,\u201d Panelo said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt would be out of character for a priest while this President is not out of character because that is his style,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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