US EditionVatican pact with Beijing weighs on papal frontrunner
- On April 30, 2025, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle participated in a mass held at St. Peter’s Church within the Vatican, shortly before the conclave set for May 7 to choose the next pope.
- The conclave follows Pope Francis's death on April 21, 2025, and is marked by scrutiny of leading contenders, including Tagle and Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, partly due to the 2018 Vatican-China agreement.
- Tagle, known as the 'Asian Francis,' is respected for pastoral care and advocacy against clerical sexual abuse, but critics question his administrative effectiveness and his past handling of abuse cases in the Philippines.
- BishopAccountability.org warned Tagle and Parolin might fail to protect children if elected, while CBCP defended Tagle, emphasizing he no longer oversees dioceses and has consistently supported victims and Church reform.
- The conclave's outcome will influence the Church's direction amid ongoing cultural divisions, clerical abuse concerns, and Vatican-China relations, reflecting tensions between continuity with Francis and possible conservative shifts.
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Next Pope Inherits Vatican Deal Giving CCP Control over Bishops Amidst Catholic Persecution - Tennessee Star
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Meet Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, a Top Contender to Succeed Pope Francis
Since the death of Pope Francis, a reform-minded Pontiff who had led the Catholic Church since 2013, thoughts have been circulating as to who will be selected as his successor. The papal conclave—the election of the next Pope—is set to begin on May 7, and will see 133 cardinals gather to vote. One figure who has emerged as a top contender to succeed Pope Francis is Cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle of the Philippines. If elected, Cardinal Tagle—…
PH bishops defend papal frontrunner over sex abuse
THE Philippines' governing body of Catholic bishops has issued a rare statement on clerical sexual abuse, defending Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle on the issue days before the opening of a conclave to elect a new pope. Watchdog group BishopAccountability.org warned Friday that Tagle and Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin could not be relied on to protect children, with its co-director accusing the church in the Philippines of remaining in the "dark ag…
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