Critics of presidential aspirant Rodrigo Duterte took the opportunity to attack him after he allegedly cursed Pope Francis after getting stuck in traffic during the Papal visit last January.
But Parokya Ni Edgar vocalist Chito Miranda remains a loyal supporter of Duterte despite the criticism he is receiving for cursing the Pope.
Chito Miranda expressed his thoughts on the issue by posting a message on his Facebook account.
Then he continue to explain his opinion about the issue on his Twitter account.
Question: Do you honestly think na minura ni Duterte si Pope dahil galit sya kay Pope at sa religion for which our Pope stands for? #analyze
— Alfonso Miranda Jr (@chitomirandajr) November 30, 2015
I think he used a bad anecdote involving our Pope (paired with a foul mouth) to point out the problem re traffic. Kaya madaming na-offend.
— Alfonso Miranda Jr (@chitomirandajr) November 30, 2015
Di ko sinasabi na maganda yung sinabi niya pero I don’t think that Duterte was attacking our Pope, nor our religion. pic.twitter.com/3yFjsq9ea3 — Alfonso Miranda Jr (@chitomirandajr) November 30, 2015
The cursing happened during the proclamation event of Partido Demokratikong Pilipino-Laban ng Bayan on Monday, Duterte shared a short story on the crowd about the heavy traffic he experienced where he cursed the Pope.
“Sabi ko, Bakit? Sabi sarado na ang daan. Sabi ko, Sinong darating? Sabi si Pope. Gusto kong tawagan, ‘Pope, p—– — ka, umuwi ka na. “Wag ka nang bumisita dito” he said, earning laughs from the crowd.
But still not everyone was amused, including the Presidential Spokesperson Sec. Edwin Lacierda.
Mayor Duterte, you can say all you want about politicians but you don’t curse my Pope Francis! #defendthepope
— Edwin Lacierda (@dawende) November 30, 2015
kayong dalawa ni duterte eh ewan sa totoo lang, paano d mapaparalisa ung kalsada eh sa dami nang gustong makakita na mga kababayan natin sa PAPA natural lang na maparalisa ung kalsada buti kung mga muslim maari pa na walang tumingin eh kahit cguro mga muslim tumitingin pa rin eh. Mentalidad mo chito sobrang ewan manahimik ka nalang.