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| Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle |
Pope Benedict XVI has named Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle as one of the Catholic Church’s six newest cardinal. The pontiff elevated Tagle, head of the Philippines’ largest archdiocese, to the College of Cardinals along with 5 other archbishops from different countries…
"As you have heard", the Pope concluded, "the new cardinals carry out their ministry at the service of the Holy See or as fathers and pastors of particular Churches in various parts of the world. I invite everyone to pray for them, asking for the maternal intercession of the Blessed Virgin May that they may always love Christ and His Church with courage and commitment".
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| Ricardo Cardinal Vidal is a native of Mogpog, Marinduque. |
Tagle, 55, will now be the country’s seventh cardinal joining the line of retired archbishops that included Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, 81, of Cebu, who hails from Marinduque.
Since 1970, cardinals over 80 years old have not been counted as active.
Other Filipino cardinals who already passed away include Rufino Cardinal Santos, Julio Cardinal Rosales, Jaime Cardinal Sin and Jose Cardinal Sanchez.
Tagle along with other Filipino prelates are currently in Rome for the ongoing Synod of Bishops for New Evangelization. A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking just below the Pope and appointed by him as a member of the College of Cardinals during a consistory.
Source: The Mindanao Current
