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Avoid promoting Tagle as next pope, CBCP exec urges public
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has requested the public to stop campaigning for Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to become the next pope.
CBCP executive secretary Fr. Jerome Secillano explained that public advocacy could be seen as an attempt to influence the conclave and that the independence of the cardinal-electors should be respected.
International news outlets have reported Tagle as a possible successor to Pope Francis, noting his commitment to social justice and his pastoral and administrative experience.
Secillano stated that Cardinal Tagle himself would not want such public campaigning.
He urged the Filipino faithful to instead pray for God to choose a pope who can effectively govern the Church through current challenges.
Cardinal Tagle, 67, is among the reported contenders for the papacy, and three cardinal-electors from the Philippines will participate in the conclave: Tagle, Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David of Kalookan, and Jose Cardinal Advincula of Manila.
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