The Cardinal and the President

In an interview in England with ABS-CBN early this week, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle raised questions and concerns about the National Transformation Council’s call for President Benigno Aquino 3rd to resign over what it saw as grave misgovernance.

The NTC includes several Catholic prelates, along with other religious leaders, civil society, government, and other sectoral figures. Last month, Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal, with several bishops standing behind him in his office, read to media a council statement reiterating its call for Aquino to step down. Over the past year NTC has convened meetings in several cities nationwide to disseminate its views and build public support.