John Arcilla admitted that he got “cold feet” and almost backed out from playing the “healing priest” Fernando Suarez after doing his research and stumbling upon a past controversy involving the clergyman.
He was referring to the sexual misconduct case filed against Suarez for allegedly molesting minors in 2014—an accusation he was absolved from by the Vatican in January this year.
“When I was waiting for the script, I looked him up and saw the controversy … I wanted to back out; I suddenly got cold feet. I thought, ‘I don’t want to be a mouthpiece to justify other people’s issues,” John related in a group interview for “Suarez: The Healing Priest,” an entry in this year’s …
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