MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – First, the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCB) slammed the use of the image of Jesus Christ as costume in a performance by a drag queen. The bishops are calling it blasphemous.

Now, CBCP is after the new Miss Grand Philippines 2023 Nikki De Moura, saying it was offensive to Catholics for the beauty queen to mimic the curly hair of the revered Black Nazarene.

“She could easily have worn a hairstyle as straight and natural as Mocha Uson’s,” one Manila-based bishop said.