Isko camp questions church leaders allowing pink Robredo materials in churches

Edrian Santollano, 24, holds up a sign that reads "Ang tunay na bilis kilos ay na kay Leni" in a swipe at Manila Mayor Isko Moreno Domagoso's presidential campaign tagline

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MANILA, Philippines — The campaign of Manila Mayor Isko Moreno — Aksyon Demokratiko standard-bearer — has slammed Catholic Churches supporting presidential candidates, calling them "unacceptable."

At a press briefing earlier Thursday morning, Lito Banayo, Moreno's political strategist called into question the vice president's meeting with religious leaders from Metro Manila supporting her presidential bid at the Cathedral-Shrine and Parish of the Good Shepherd.

"We didn't want the bishops and priests to be compromised. Because the instruction of Pope Francis is clear for the Catholic Church not to meddle in politics," he said in Filipino.

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