TỔNG GIÁM MỤC PHI LUẬT TÂN CÓ THỂ TRỞ THÀNH ĐỨC GIÁO HOÀNG KẾ NGHIỆP POPE FRANCIS???./-Mt68

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Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle

Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle shares more than just a warm smile and infectious laugh with Pope Francis.

Like the late Argentinian pontiff, Tagle hails from outside Europe’s traditional Catholic power base, bringing a fresh perspective to the Vatican. As cardinals convene on Wednesday for the secret conclave to elect the next pope, some believe Tagle’s similarities to Francis could position him as a frontrunner."Francis greets Tagle, the then archbishop of Manila, and a group of migrants, during his weekly general audience at the Vatican, September 2017 (AP)"

Francis greets Tagle, the then archbishop of Manila, and a group of migrants, during his weekly general audience at the Vatican, September 2017 (AP)

Tagle, the former archbishop of Manila, would be the first pope from what is now considered Asia, although in the early Church some popes hailed from what is now called the Middle East, technically part of Asia.

As archbishop of Manila, and before as bishop of the Philippine city of Imus, Tagle gained pastoral experience in running dioceses in Asia’s largest Catholic country. By bringing him to the Vatican in 2020, Francis gave him one more notch in experiences seen as helpful to papal candidates. Tagle’s move to Rome brought criticism from the then Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, who oversaw a bloody “war on drugs” that killed thousands of Filipinos during his 2016-2022 administration.