Top Trending topic online! The camp of presidential candidate Mayor Rodrigo Duterte released to the social networking sites a letter from a representative of Pope Francis in response to the mayor’s apology for cursing the head of the billion-strong Roman Catholics worldwide.

The response dated February 24 showed Vatican General Affairs substitute Angelo Becciu writing on behalf of the Pope, “The Holy Father offers the assurance of his prayers for you, as he invokes upon you the divine blessings of wisdom and peace”, it read in part.

According to source, the letter from Vatican was not supposed to be published to the media but due to constant attacks by some anti-Duterte on Facebook, the camp of Duterte decided to reveal the truth behind the letter.

Because the tough-talking mayor got into trouble after publicly cursing at the Popo for causing traffic during his Papal visit last year. Davao City Bishop Romulo Valles reads the letter from the Vatican in response to Mayor Rody Duterte’s apology letter, April 4.

According to Duterte, win or lose in the May 2016 national election he will still visit Pope Francis personally to apologize and get the Pope’s blessings. For more updates, please follow us on Twitter and by linking us on Facebook.