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Though this has somewhat been downplayed over the years, no thanks to negative stereotypes of priests as depraved kiddie-diddlers feasting on altar boys, making fun of clergy was (and still is) a big no-no in some societies especially those with a devoutly religious population such as the Philippines. The now-defunct [[Hays Code]] for one had a specific ruling forbidding filmmakers from depicting priests and ministers in a less-than-flattering light, and noted tour guide Carlos Celdran was arrested in the Philippines (albeit controversially) as per the "offending religious feelings" clause of the Revised Penal Code for disrupting a Holy Mass at the Manila Cathedral by donning a [[Jose Rizal]] costume and holding up a "[[Noli Me Tangere|DAMASO!]]" placard in protest of the Philippine Catholic Church's perceived interference with the passage of the enacted Reproductive Health Bill.

One bizarre (and perhaps disturbing) aversion was that of then-presidential candidate [[Rodrigo Duterte]], where he was quoted as making an obscene remark towards [[The Pope|Pope Francis]], specifically when Duterte joked about getting stuck in traffic due to the Pope having a papal visit in Manila at the time. Unsurprisingly, people and especially religious groups took umbrage, with one priest lamenting how Filipino values have "gone down the dregs", but somehow people still rooted for him despite his brutish demeanour and callous remarks towards the Catholic Church.