Looks like the next president of the Philippines, Davao mayor Rodrigo Duterte is going the extra mile to show the world that he can behave.
Duterte is planning to visit the Vatican to make a personal apology to the pop for calling him a “son of a whore,” ABS-CBN reports.
“The mayor repeatedly said he wants to visit the Vatican, win or lose, not only to pay homage to the pope but he really needs to explain to the pope and ask for forgiveness,” his spokesperson Peter Lavina told reporters in Davao.
The mayor has a penchant for using expletives even when talking about figures of authority.
In a speech last year, he lashed out on Pope Francis for causing traffic jams in Manila.
Church leaders in the predominantly Catholic Philippines condemned his words.
Through a letter, Duterte had already apologized to the pope. He received a reply with an “assurance of prayers,” his aides said.
