Bishops call for 3-day fasting after Duterte says God stupid

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Last Updated : Jul 09 2018 | 5:00 PM IST

Philippine Catholic bishops have called for fasting and prayers after the president called God "stupid" and questioned God's existence in profane remarks that set the foul-mouthed leader on a collision course with Asia's largest Catholic church.

Archbishop Romulo Valles, who heads the country's association of bishops, called for a day of prayers on July 16 to invoke "God's mercy and justice on those who have blasphemed God's holy name, those who slander and bear false witness and those who commit murder or justify murder as a means for fighting criminality."

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First Published: Jul 09 2018 | 5:00 PM IST

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