PHILIPPINES: ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL CLERGYMEN JAIME CARDINAL SIN RETIRES

Record ID: 647621

  • Title: PHILIPPINES: ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST INFLUENTIAL CLERGYMEN JAIME CARDINAL SIN RETIRES
  • Date: 20th November 2003
  • Summary: (W3) MANILA, PHILIPPINES (NOVEMBER 19, 2003) (REUTERS) 1. MV JAIME CARDINAL SIN ESCORTED BY SACRISTANS; SLV AUDIENCE CLAPPING 0.11 2. MV SIN BEING GREETED BY FORMER SENATE PRESIDENT JOVITO SALONGA AND FORMER PRESIDENTS FIDEL RAMOS AND CORAZON AQUINO; SLV CHOIR SINGING; SCU SIN; WIDESHOT OF ALTAR (5 SHOTS) 0.47 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER PRESIDENT FIDEL RAMOS SAYING "I have always said and Cardinal Sin knows this, that Edsa Uno would not have happened if there was no divine commander in chief." 1.00 4. SLV PEOPLE LISTENING; MV CARDINAL SIN SEATED; WIDESHOT OF SIN WITH SALONGA AND AQUINO (4 SHOTS) 1.24 5. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FORMER PRESIDENT CORAZON AQUINO SAYING "How truly blessed Filipinos are, that God sent Jaime Cardinal Sin to guide us and help us through all of the difficult times. Today let us all commit ourselves to becoming more and more like Cardinal Sin, by praying more fervently and by truly caring for our country and for each other". 1.48 6. SLV PEOPLE CLAPPING 1.53 7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) JAIME CARDINAL SIN, OUTGOING MANILA ARCHBISHOP SAYING "I am retiring but I am not keeping quiet. You can not stop me from speaking, I am retiring but I will not stop serving. You can not stop me from loving and serving you." 2.18 8. MV TWO WOMEN CARRYING STATUE OF VIRGIN MARY WHILE CARDINAL SIN KISSES STATUE OF VIRGIN MARY WHILE CHOIR SINGS "AVE MARIA" 2.42 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: MANILA, PHILIPPINES
  • Country: Philippines
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  • Story Text: One of the world's most influential clergymen Jaime
    Cardinal Sin retires
    Two former Presidents joined a host of other
    dignitaries for a mass at Manila's Edsa Shrine on Wednesday
    (November 19) to celebrate the retirement of Jaime Cardinal
    Sin - who is leaving his post as one of the world's most
    influential clergymen.

    Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos said that Sin
    was one of the Philippines most important leaders and his
    role in the overthrow of former leader Ferdinand Marcos in
    1986 and the subsequent overthrow of Joseph Estrada in 2002
    could not be underrated.

    "I have always said and Cardinal Sin knows this, that
    Edsa Uno would not have happened if there was no divine
    commander in
    chief," Ramos told the congregation.

    Cardinal Sin was appointed in 1974 as Archbishop of the
    Manila Archdiocese, the premier diocese of the country, a
    post
    that catapulted him into becoming one of the most powerful
    voices in Philippines' politics. His sway with ordinary
    Filipinos played a crucial role in the "people power
    revolution" that overthrew Marcos and his advice convinced
    the next president, Corazon Aquino, to run for office.

    "How truly blessed Filipinos are, that God sent Jaime
    Cardinal Sin to guide us and help us through all of the
    difficult times. Today let us all commit ourselves to
    becoming more and more like Cardinal Sin, by praying more
    fervently and
    by truly caring for our country and for each other," Aquino
    said.

    Despite the separation of Church and State, politicians
    have often sought Cardinal Sin's endorsement during
    elections and elected presidents often visit the
    Archbishop's Palace to ask for his blessings.

    Cardinal Sin's failing health and his request to Rome
    for the partition of the Archdiocese of Manila, saying it
    had become "too big, too extensive, too populous and too
    complex" for one bishop to handle well, were reasons given
    by the church for his retirement.

    But Cardinal Sin said he will continue with his work
    even after his retirement.

    "I am retiring but I am not keeping quiet. You can not
    stop me from speaking, I am retiring but I will not stop
    serving.

    You can not stop me from loving and serving you," he said.


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