A
leading Filipino prelate said "demonic" acts by gunmen claiming to be
Islamic militants in the southern Philippine region of Mindanao are
dividing Muslims and Christians. Cardinal Orlando Quevedo of Cotabato
said the relationship between Christians, Muslims, and tribal people in
the region is being destroyed by an ideology "that asserts the morality
of killing in the name of God." "This violence of terrorism is
creating great fear and anxiety in Mindanao (...)