Duterte Harry: The Philippines General Discussion (read the last post)

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He also just issued a pretty funny retort to the Catholic Church, saying that he was going to hell, and that the priests should join him there. Hilarious that the most Catholic country on earth has basically elected an edgy internet atheist (although granted he has very understandable, pesonal reasons to be angry at the Catholic clergy).

The influence of the Catholic Church I think has waned since the early Aquino years. If anything soap operas are more of a religion now.

The Catholic Church would have more credibility now if it hadn't been so brazenly part of the social and political establishment for so long.

Of course, the exact same is true in Ireland, Latin America, Quebec, Italy, etc, etc.

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How likely is it Duterte legalizes abortion?

Hasn't he already legalized post-birth abortion, as long as you just say the words "well he was a pusher"?

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Going by the Catholic Church's track record (like thinking Franco was the greatest), it's safe to say this has more to do with his expansion of birth control, pro-gay marriage stance and staunch anti-Catholicism than the actually terrible things he's doing.

(I'm not the one who reflexively supports the church, and they paid a big price for embedding themselves in the political and social establishment, but...)

...maybe the church is really alarmed by his death squads? The same way they helped topple the proto-fascist Marcos regime? And that his pro-birth control, pro-SSM, and ramblings about how the bishops are all "full of sh*t" is the same trolling he used against the Obama administration?