A stock exchange of names has started in front of the conclave. “Wojtyła from Asia” among the favorites
Reuters has published a list of nine likely candidates for the successors of the deceased Pope. Among them was 67-year-old Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle from the Philippines. As the Catholic magazine “Niedziela”, Cardinal Tagle is called “Wojtyła from Asia”. Mainly because of their good contact with young people, charisma and commitment to social issues.
Luis Antonio Tagle was “papabile” once
The Vatican saying says that “who enters the conclave as a pope, leaves them as a cardinal.” This maxim proved itself in the conclave, which took place after the resignation of Benedict XVI in 2013. At that time, some of the media saw a candidate for the Pope in the Filipino. Ultimately, the Argentinean became.
Luis Tagle is one of the younger members, with 135 purple, the cardinal college. He became a bishop in 2001, and the cardinal dignity was given to him in 2012 by Pope Benedict XVI.
As a cardinal, a Filipino has been the head of church dycakasterization (equivalent to the ministry) since 2019, and for years he was also one of Pope Francis's advisers. As the philstarlife.com lifestyle service writes, their bond was rooted in a common dream of a church that goes with the poor, listens to the suffering and welcomes everyone with open arms.
Luis Antonio Tagle has a clear position on LGBT
Tagle also commented on the role of the LGBT community in the church. Quoted by “The Catholic Herald”, the clergyman regretted the “sharp words”, which the Church used in the past to gays and divorced people, saying that they made them feel “marked”.
– I think that even the language has already changed, the sharp words that were used in the past in relation to gays and divorced people and living in separation, unmarried mothers in the past were too harsh – added the hierarch.
Cardinal Tagle was born on June 21, 1957, in Manila, the Philippines. His father was a Filipino, and his mother had Chinese roots. He is known under the nickname “Chito”. At first he wanted to become a doctor.
