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[Pope Watch] Cardinal Tagle and the ‘papabile’ label
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle is considered a contender for the next Pope, a label referred to as 'papabile'.
He is often called the 'Asian Francis' by Vatican watchers like John L. Allen Jr. due to similarities in pastoral approach and leadership.
Tagle currently serves as the pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization.
He previously led the Archdiocese of Manila and headed Caritas Internationalis from 2015 to 2022.
Despite being considered papabile in 2013, he was deemed too young and lacked Vatican experience at the time.
Tagle himself tends to downplay or joke about discussions of papal succession.
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