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New Book On Philippine Catholic Church Out

96490EBD-C41A-4322-8E44-02A4CCDE6C36MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – On his next trip out of the country, Philippines President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will have a new souvenir to hand out during his meetings with Filipino communities.

It will be recalled that during his recent trip to South Korea, Duterte gave away copies of the book, “Altar of Secrets,” by Aries Rufo.

Today, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that Malacañang had pre-ordered copies of a new book published by The Adobo Chronicles, in anticipation of the President’s upcoming foreign trips.

The book is titled, “Secret Altar,” and is a memoir by a former altar boy (now 52 years old) about his decades-long experience in the Catholic Church where he grew up.  He details anecdotes regarding two altars he came to be associated with — the Church altar and the secret altar located next to the Church, in the Rectory.

No details of the book have been released so far, but Malacañang has reportedly obtained a copy of the first printing.

Roque said the new book vindicates the President for his attacks and tirades against the Catholic Church hierarchy in the Philippines.

 

CBCB Issues Yet Another Pastoral Letter To Counter Duterte’s Attacks On Catholic Church

951ED006-2030-4E09-B716-CD8EC94636FBMANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – The Adobo Chronicles has just obtained a leaked copy of a new Pastoral Letter that will be read at all Catholic Churches in the Philippines this coming Sunday.

The yet, undated and unsigned letter from the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is an appeal to all devout Filipino Catholics to come to the defense of priests and bishops who have recently come under attack by the President.

In the letter, the bishops said that calling god ‘stupid’ is like calling the men and women in fancy robes ‘stupid.’

Here is the leaked letter:

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USDA Issues New Guidelines On Vegetarianism


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Washington, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – One can be carnivorous, vegetarian, vegan or Pescatarian.

But the United States Depatment of Agriculture (USDA) has just released updated nutritional guidelies on what constitutes diets of Americans.

The new guidelines classify  people who eat beef or chicken as vegetarians.

In explaining the new guidelines, a spokesperson for USDA said that since chicken and cows eat or are feed with non-meat food, they are to be considered vegetarian. And so do the people who eat them.

Dieting just became more fun!