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Destruction of Marawi cathedral angers bishop

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/06/06/20170526-marawi-empty-streets-10-jc.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Bombings in Marawi continue as the city is reduced to somewhat of a no-mans land near the center of the Marawi, May 26, 2017. <cite>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA— Marawi City Bishop Edwin de la Peña condemned the “demonic” destruction of a cathedral and religious icons by Maute terrorists.</p><p>De la Peña said he saw the video of the militants destroying the St. Mary’s Cathedral in a video released by Islamic State news agency Amaq on Sunday.</p><p>&quot;We are angered by what happened. Our faith has really been trampled on,” De la Peña told CBCP News.</p><p>The bishop added that he has received information that the extremists had been planning to &quot;destroy and burn the church.&quot;</p><p>The video showed Maute terrorists yelling “Allahu Akbar” as they smashed religious icons and burned down the church, CBCP News reported.</p><p>“That is blasphemy! It’s unacceptable. It’s obvious that their actions are really out of this world. It’s demonic,” De la Peña said.</p><p>Maute terrorists have also <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/24/17/terrorists-hold-priest-civilians-hostage-church-officials-say" target="_blank">abducted</a> Fr. Chito Suganob, a day after they launched their initial attack in Marawi City.</p><p>A <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/30/17/in-new-video-abducted-marawi-priest-asks-to-stop-military-offensives" target="_blank">video posted online</a> was confirmed by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) last week showing Fr. Suganob appealing to the government to halt military offensives in Marawi City.</p><div> </div>

<p>MANILA— Marawi City Bishop Edwin de la Peña condemned the “demonic” destruction of a cathedral and religious icons by Maute terrorists.</p>

MANILA— Marawi City Bishop Edwin de la Peña condemned the “demonic” destruction of a cathedral and religious icons by Maute terrorists.