Out of the 115-member conclave that will elect the next Pope, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle is one of only two cardinals who show “promising” signs of dealing adequately with the sex abuse scandal rocking the Roman Catholic Church, according to a US-based group of clergy sex abuse survivors.
Two months after his elevation to the College of Cardinals, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle has been appointed to two key councils in the Vatican.
Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday elevated six churchmen, including the Philippines’ Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle, to cardinals, bringing a more geographically diverse mix to the elite club that will elect the next pope.
Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle left for Rome last night to attend the consistory that would make him a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church on Nov. 24 at St. Peter’s Basilica.
Will Cebu get a cardinal next year? Filipino clergymen are hopeful that Pope Benedict XVI would again call a consistory next year and include Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma.
Malacañang expressed elation Friday over Pope Benedict XVI’s elevation of Manila Archbishop Luis Tagle to the College of Cardinals.
