President Rodrigo Duterte turned his ire on the Catholic Church Monday, calling members of the clergy "sons of whores” and accusing Davao Archbishop Fernando Capalla of keeping a mistress just like him.

In his speech during his visit at Camp Abendan in Zamboanga City, Duterte said he was "appalled" by the priests and bishops who complain about the number of persons killed in the administration's campaign against illegal drugs.

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