Duterte sparks outrage by calling God ‘a stupid son of a bitch’

Outspoken Philippine president rules a largely Catholic population

Rodrigo Duterte
Rodrigo Duterte talks to Donald Trump at the South East Asian Nations Summit in Manila last November
(Image credit: Mark R. Cristino / Getty Images)

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is facing a backlash from church groups after calling God a “stupid son of a bitch”.

In a televised speech on Friday, Duterte questioned the Bible’s story of man’s creation and asked why God created Adam and Eve only to allow them to succumb to temptation that destroyed their purity.

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