Luis Antonio Tajil, the second most famous Cardinal to be the new Pope

Filipino Cardinal Luis Antonio is postponed It looks between the candidates Pope FranciscoWhich was very close and related to the idea of ​​a The missionary church It focused very on the defense of the marginalized.

Tagle is 67 years old, although glasses remain in appearance for several years. The smile is always ready ChitoBecause this popular priest is known for more than 90 million loyal to his country.

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He was appointed a priest in 1982 and became The head of the Bishop of Manila In 2011, a political influential position in one of the largest dioceses in Asia, where Catholicism grows.

Luis Antonio Talat Kardinal has been appointed before Pordek 16 In 2012. His name was already between Pope In 2013, when Francisco became the first appearance in Latin America, William Hill House puts Britain today as a second favorite, behind the former Foreign Minister Petro Barolin.

He said in an interview in 2018: “If you are God, I will not choose to be a bishop or Cardinal.”

Cardinal with doctorate

Luis Antonio Talagl was born on June 21, 1957 in Emus, near Manila, in a modest family, and went through many Catholic schools in the capital before Study philosophy and theology. Also Doctorate in the United States.

Tagle was common in his country for his conversations with the believers after the Mass and even Mendigos invitation for dinner at his residence.

The adaptation to life in Rome and the Vatican procedures was not easy. Alzacuello has once forgot to use his book at a meeting, and joking with the students of his theology, which “suffered from the Italians” when their language occurred.

He has always maintained a A narrow bond with the Argentine PopeIn 2019, it was assigned to the people’s preaching, which oversees the activities of the spread of Catholicism in the world.

He was later appointed by the Ministry of Administration, when the Pope reformed the group in 2022. He was responsible for the department of “First Business and New Private Churches”, with the responsibility of a new diocese.

Luis Antonio Tajil, Cardinal Criter with injustice

Cardinal Luis Antonio Talal is an eloquent speaker with a reassuring voice. Laughs about his jokes and injection The humor critical in their servants. But he is also known to be Franco.

As the head of the Bishop of Manila, Tag criticized the bloody war against the drugs by Rodrigo Deuttri, the President of the Philippines at that time.

“We cannot allow the destruction of lives to become a natural thing. We cannot judge the killing of the nation,” Tag said in a pastoral message in 2017.

He asked for a The most humble and open church. At the Vatican Summit in 2019 on combating sexual assault on children, he referred to the upper ranges of the church.

“Our lack of response to the suffering of the victims, and even to the extent of their refusal and cover up the scandal to protect the perpetrators and the institution,” the delegation told the delegation. “I hurt our people, and left a deep wound in our relationship with those who have sent us to serve.”

However, he was accused of not dealing with the problem in the Philippines sufficiently.

He was also interrogated from employment in the Republic of Belgian priest in Central Africa, convicted of abuse of children in the useful organization of Vitatukan Caritas, which leads tangle between 2015 and 2022.

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