A Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) official called out Fr. Noel Gatchalian who joked about praying for President Rodrigo Duterte to get sick during mass he led for embattled and opposition senator, Antonio F. Trillanes 4th.

“It was inappropriate. Second, it is not the sentiment of the whole [Catholic] Church,” Fr. Jerome Secillano said during a media forum on Monday in Manila..

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