Mwahahaha!! This means they knowingly used to?

Catholic bishops appealed yesterday to the government and public to contribute to the country’s “housecleaning” as they announced that they will no longer accept contributions from people who have the reputation of being corrupt.

A statement released by the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), headed by Orlando Quevedo, said the bishops are appealing to the Filipino people since they have observed that Filipinos have a high tolerance for corruption. This may be the reason why perhaps, it becomes very difficult to totally eradicate corruption in the country, the CBCP said.

"Corruption has weakened the resolve of many to work for change as they are gradually being conditioned to accept and tolerate systematic and institutional corruption as being part of the nature of things, and no longer as a matter of individual wrongdoing by those in power."

The bishops said they are determined to do their own housecleaning and they are resolved not to "accept contributions from those known to be corrupt nor honor them in a special way lest we convey the message that we condone their activities."