Courtesy of inquirer online, I read what our good bishops' responses to the SUV controversy they are in:
Davao Archbishop Fernando Capalla:
I don’t know why they take it against us and make it appear scandalous.
Tandag Bishop Nereo Odchimar:
(1) There are other beneficiaries who are not from the Catholic Church.
(2) Is it because of the bishops’ position on the RH bill?
(3) The CBCP’s individual members are “directly” answerable to the Pope. CBCP itself cannot sanction erring bishops.
