Philippine Pres. Rodrigo Duterte said his country's Catholic bishops are "useless fools" and should be "killed" as the controversial leader stepped up his attacks on the Catholic Church, which has opposed his deadly war on drugs in the Southeast Asian nation. In a speech at the presidential palace Wednesday, Duterte was quoted as saying in a mix of Filipino and English: "These bishops that you guys have, kill them. They are useless fools. All they do is criticize." He earlier stoked the anger of the Church by calling the Catholic God "stupid."
His war on drugs has included speeches in which Duterte called for the murder of those accused of drug smuggling or selling illicit drugs has resulted in the extra-judicial deaths of thousands, and has been condemned by human rights groups, religious groups, and world leaders alike.
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