Since the release of Dignita Infinita last April 8, 2024, there have been mixed reactions. As mentioned, while the conservative sectors of the Catholic Church have hailed it, the progressive ones have seen it as a setback. Let the conversations begin.
An official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said Filipinos should be conscious that the presidency is an entitlement that should not be given to someone simply because the candidate is popular but does not have the capacity to lead the country.
In season or out of season, the leadership as well as the members of the Church – whether bishops, clergy, religious and laity – cannot abandon their mission as prophetic conscience and servants of the people and society in general. In spite of perceived powerlessness and declining influence, the Church has an important role in bringing about social transformation as the nation find itself in a long dark night.
A Facebook page wrongfully claims that in case former Manila archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle is elected pope in the next conclave, he will be the first Asian to become Bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church.