Pope Francis named today 17 new cardinals. He snubbed again the archbishop of Cebu, refusing to elevate that post to the usual cardinalate. Instead he named Asian cardinals from the Muslim countries of Malaysia and Bangladesh.
This development did not surprise me. The Cebu bishop is too conservative for Francis' taste. The Cebu bishop was the leader of the Anti-RH movement that Francis does not support anyway. During the sainthood ceremony for Saint Pedro Calungsod of Cebu, the Cebu bishop invented the squeezable doll, Pedrito, reminding us that Calungsod was just a mere child when he was brought to Guam as a sakristan. As sakristans were frequent victims of clerical abuse, calling the new saint as pedrito leaves a bad taste in mouth. This bishop is bobo. He deserves being snubbed.
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This development did not surprise me. The Cebu bishop is too conservative for Francis' taste. The Cebu bishop was the leader of the Anti-RH movement that Francis does not support anyway. During the sainthood ceremony for Saint Pedro Calungsod of Cebu, the Cebu bishop invented the squeezable doll, Pedrito, reminding us that Calungsod was just a mere child when he was brought to Guam as a sakristan. As sakristans were frequent victims of clerical abuse, calling the new saint as pedrito leaves a bad taste in mouth. This bishop is bobo. He deserves being snubbed.
http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN1290C9