Bishops grapple with divided Philippines after former president Duterte’s arrest

Filipino Catholic bishops called for unity, but differed in tone, after former president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested and detained at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The 79-year-old Duterte was accused of crimes against humanity over his war on drugs. The drug war killings, which human rights groups pegged at 30,000, won him local supporters but The post Bishops grapple with divided Philippines after former president Duterte’s arrest first appeared on Catholic Herald. The post Bishops grapple with divided Philippines after former president Duterte’s arrest appeared first on Catholic Herald.