Ceasefire sa pagbanat ni Digong sa Simbahan napagkasunduan

PUMAYAG si Pangulong Duterte na magkaroon ng ceasefire sa pagbatikos sa Simbahang Katoloka matapos naman ang one-on-one meeting kay Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President at Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles sa Malacanang.

Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque naganap ang pagpupulong ganap na alas-4 ng hapon at tumagal ng kalahating oras.

“PRRD agreed to a moratorium on statements about the church after the meeting. It was a one on one meeting,” ayon pa kay Roque.

Sa pinakahuling banat ni Duterte, sinabi niya na handa siyang magbitiw sakaling may makapagpakita ng selfie kasama ang Diyos.

Samantala, kinumpirma rin ni Roque na dumalo siya sa dinner na imbitasyon ni dating pangulo at ngayon ay Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo kasama ang 18 bishop.

“Now I confirm that last night, I had dinner with around 18 bishops at the residence of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. It was a social dinner although there were prayers said and there was of course a general consensus that the Church and State should work together in upholding the general welfare of the people,” ayon pa kay Roque.

Kasabay nito, sinabi ni Roque na inaasahan din ang paglalabas ng pastoral letter ng Simbahan Katolika.
“Well, I would lie if I were to say no and actually brought it up at least one person, one bishop—Archbishop did but there was no substantial discussion on it because everyone’s awaiting the meeting between Archbishop Valles and the President ‘no. There was also no agreement yet on when they will issue the pastoral letter.,” sabi pa ni Roque.

Wala pa namang petsa kung kailan ang pagpupulong sa pagitan ng komite na binuo ni Duterte at ng Simbahan.

“No date yet. We are awaiting the results of the one-on-one meeting this afternoon. But I did try, I said, ‘Can I at least be there?’ And they said, ‘No, it’s one-on-one.’ So I asked, ‘Can I at least linger around in case the President asks for me?’ They said, ‘You can’t and it is going to be a closed door,” dagdag ni Roque.