Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte earned nothing but contempt for his statement disrespecting the Pope during his proclamation as the standard-bearer of the PDP-Laban on Tuesday.

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) was particularly incensed when Duterte cursed Pope Francis when he recounted how he got stuck in traffic when the Holy Father visited Manila early this year.

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