A Filipino pope would solve the crisis of archaepelago priests: “It will be a source of inspiration”

L. Moscoso / AFPMANILA. A Filipino cardinal is among the favorites to succeed Francis as a new pope, at a time when the church in the most Catholic country of Asia faces a decline in priestly vocations. According to statistics we have (...) each priest attends to about 9,000 Catholics", commented this week John Alfred Rabena, chancellor of the Central Seminary of the University of St. Thomas, the oldest in the Philippines. It is a situation that…

A Filipino pope would be a source of inspiration for young people, who could be enrolled at the seminar to become priests on their side, I believe the Filipino clergy, who face a lack of priests in...

While the cardinals are gathered in the Vatican to elect a new pope, the name of a Filipino is among the favourites. An election that could revive the faith... and above all revive the priestly vocations in a country where they are in decline. In the Philippines, the most Catholic country in Asia, the lack of priests becomes a real challenge for the local Church. "According to the figures we have, a priest currently occupies about 9,000 Catholic…