By Genalyn D. Kabiling
The Catholic religion is a “farce,” President Duterte declared Thursday in his latest scathing tirade against the Church allegedly tainted with corruption and abuse.
The President has voiced his disbelief in the Catholic teachings, citing loopholes in the story of creation and original sin that depicted God as “stupid.”
“I cannot believe in the basic tenets of the Catholic Church. It is really a portraying God to be so stupid,” Duterte during a press conference at the new Mactan-Cebu International Airport Terminal 2. “Actually kung pag-aralan mo the Catholic religion is a farce. It starts with Adam and Eve,” he said, hinting his dismay after studying in Catholic schools.
In the creation story, Duterte said paradise was spoiled when Adam and Eve were tempted to eat the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
He wondered why such disobedience was allowed to take place, which only supposedly forced children to be born with the original sin. “Magawa ka ng planet na maganda paradise, sabihin mo walang tao. Iyan ang teaching ng Church. Tapos lagyan mo ng tao para may maglakad-lakad diyan sa paradise mo. Eh walang babae, lagyan mo ng babae. Da nagka-leche-leche na,” he said.
“Tapos tawagin mo ‘yung ahas, lagyan mo ng apple, ibigay mo doon kay Eve para may malisya. What’s a f***** ****. Kung Diyos ka bakit mo gawain ‘yan? Why do you have to spoil?” he added.
Since Adam and Eve’s disobedience, Duterte was also puzzled by the Catholic belief that children are born with original sin and must be baptized. “Tapos sabihin sa atin na lahat tayo we are born with sin. Hindi ba? Kaya tayo i-baptize. P***** i**, anong pakialam natin sa ating ancestor, wala man tayong pakialam,” he said.
“Hangin, molecules tayo eh. Tapos here you are now with a sin, baptized, tapos maghihingi ng pera. T*** i***** ‘yan,” he added.
The President has been at odds with the Catholic Church after some bishops have criticized his brutal war on illegal drugs. He once described the Church as “full of shit,” accusing some priests of corruption, womanizing, and other abuses.
