Ardent supporters of Davao City mayor and now aspiring presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte fired back on Wednesday at the leader of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) for allegedly being judgmental instead of hearing out the mayor’s explanation on why he cursed Pope Francis during his proclamation speech.

Dante Jimenez, chairman of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) and a staunch supporter of Duterte, said Archbishop Socrates Villegas should have personally asked the mayor what he meant with his statement.

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