Church and political leaders alike expressed alarm over a growing culture of impunity. President Rodrigo Duterte’s frequent tirades against the Catholic Church in the Philippines are believed to have emboldened killers in the recent attacks against priests.
Nash Tysmans
Nash Tysmans is a writer living in Quezon City, the Philippines.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The church holds out hope during a dark time in the Philippines
President Duterte lashed out against the church again, likely in response to the growing criticism mounted by church leaders against the administration’s drug war.