Why is it called a cardinal sin
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Jaime Sin
Catholic Archbishop of Manila
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Lachica and the surname or paternal family name is Sin.
His Eminence Jaime Sin CCLH, GCS, GCrL, gcYC | ||
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Sin in 1988 | ||
| Province | Manila (Emeritus) | |
| See | Archdiocese of Manila (Emeritus) | |
| Installed | March 19, 1974 | |
| Term ended | September 15, 2003 | |
| Predecessor | Rufino Santos | |
| Successor | Gaudencio Rosales | |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria ai Monti | |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Jaro (1967–1972) Archbishop of Jaro (1972–1974) | |
| Ordination | April 3, 1954 by Antonio Frondosa | |
| Consecration | March 18, 1967 by Antonio Frondosa | |
| Created cardinal | May 24, 1976 by Pope Paul VI | |
| Rank | Cardinal-priest | |
| Born | Jaime Lachica Sin (1928-08-31)August 31, 1928 New Washington, Capiz, Philippine Islands | |
| Died | June 21, 2005(2005-06-21) (aged 76) San Juan, Philippines | |
| Buried | Crypt, Manila Cathedral | |
| Nationality | Filipino | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church | |
| Parents | Juan Sin (father) Máxima Lachica (mo
Jaime Sin BiographyBorn Jaime Lachica Sin, August 3, 1928, in New Washington, the Philippines; died of multiple organ failure, June 21, 2005, in the Philippines. Cardinal. Cardinal Jaime Sin helped his country, the Philippines, become a true democracy by supporting its "People Power" protests of 1986. When dictator Ferdinand Marcos claimed he had won a rigged presidential election, Sin asked Filipinos to take to the streets of Manila, the country's capital, to protect two top military officials who defied Marcos. One million people answered Sin's call, pressuring Marcos to resign. In his almost 30 years as archbishop of Manila, Sin served as his nation's moral and political conscience. He led the protests that caused a second president to resign in 2001 amid corruption charges. Sin was born in the central Philippines to a Chinese merchant and his Filipino wife. He was their 14th child in a family of 16. He became a priest in 1954, when he was 26, and was ordained a bishop in 1967 and an archbishop in the provincial archdiocese of Jaro in 19
Jaime Cardinal Sin | AKA Jaime Lachica Sin Born:31-Aug-1928 Gender: Male Nationality: Philippines Bishop and later Archbishop of Manila, made a Cardinal in 1976, at the time the youngest of the College of Cardinals. In the pulpit Sin would frequently attack corruption and inequality. He took a dim view of most politicians. In 1986 he supported the "People Power" revolt that toppled Ferdinand Marcos' regime, bringing Corazon Aquino into power. In 2000 he opposed the government of Joseph Ejercito Estrada as corrupt and morally bankrupt; Estrada was forced out of office in a military uprising. In ill health with diabetes and numerous other maladies, Sin retired from office in September 2004, being succeeded as Archbishop by Gaud Copyright ©tubglen.pages.dev 2025 |