Philippine Nunciature warns
against person claiming to be close to Pope
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| Filipino Catholics at a church service in Metro Manila in early February, 2020 |
The Apostolic Nunciature in the Philippines has written to
the country’s Catholic bishops to warn their communities against a person
claiming to be close to the Pope and the Vatican.
By Robin Gomes
The Apostolic Nunciature in the Philippine capital Manila
has alerted the country’s bishops against a certain Cristian Eduardo Tietze who
is falsely claiming to be close to Pope Francis and Vatican officials. Tietze
introduces himself as president of the “Peace for Life Foundation”.
In a May-22 circular letter to bishops and diocesan
administrators, Father Marvin Mejia, the Secretary General of the Catholic
Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), said that Monsignor Julien
Kaboré, chargé d’affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature in Manila, has written to
CBCP President, Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao, warning dioceses and
religious communities against Tietze.
Father Mejia warned that the person is “claiming to be close
to the Holy Father and to the Holy See”.
“Having learned about this questionable person”, Father
Mejia wrote, the Vatican Secretariat of State “encourages all concerned to use
maximum prudence in dealing with persons and groups when mention is made of the
name of the pope and other curia officials”.
Several Philippine church leaders have warned the public in
the past against a scheme that uses the name of bishops to solicit money from
people and church institutions.
In recent weeks, reports surfaced of scammers targeting
Catholics amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Catholic Church of the Philippines has asked the
faithful not to send cash donations without verifying with their diocesan
chanceries.
Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan, Bishop Alberto Uy
of Tagbilaran, and Cardinal Orlando Quevedo, Archbishop Emeritus of Cotabato
have reportedly alerted the faithful regarding the scam.
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