Watchdog group BishopAccountability.org warned Friday that Tagle and Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin could not be relied on to protect children, with its co-director accusing the church in the Philippines of remaining in the “dark ages”.
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) posted a statement to its Facebook page Saturday night saying that “addressing allegations of misconduct by clergy rests with the respective diocesan bishops or religious superiors” and not with Tagle.
It also noted the key role Tagle -- who served as archbishop of Manila between 2011 and 2019 -- had played in crafting pastoral guidelines on sexual abuse that were disseminated in 2003.
“If Cardinal Tagle cannot even get his brother bishops from his home country to publish guidelines, what on earth can we expect for him to achieve as pope of a global church?” asked Doyle.
Calls to the CBCP and the Manila Archdiocese were not immediately returned.
Doyle reserved even harsher criticism for Italian cardinal Parolin, calling him a “consummate secret-keeper” and saying “any hope of transparency around sex abuse will be dashed completely”, were he to be elected.
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