Filipino cardinal decries injustices against country’s Muslim minority

Filipino cardinal decries injustices against country’s Muslim minority

MANILA, Philippines – The first cardinal from the southern Philippines has decried what he describes as continued injustice against Muslim Filipinos who dominate part of this island group, which, for decades, has been stricken by poverty and war. Cardinal Orlando Quevedo, 86, placed Muslims in Mindanao in the spotlight as he received a prestigious peace award from the Philippine government. Mindanao is home to an autonomous Muslim region, the Ba…