MANILA, Philippines — Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz died Wednesday morning “due to a lingering illness.” He was 85. ADVERTISEMENT“Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz of Lingayen-Dagupan died today at 6:45am at the Cardinal Santos Hospital due to a lingering illness,” the tweet read. In one instance in April 2017, Cruz dismissed Duterte’s remark that the Catholic Church will become irrelevant in the next 30 years because of its alleged abuses and flaws. That the Church is still up and about up to this time is an argument that is beyond debate,” Cruz pointed out. While the churchmen may be sinful, the Church per se being founded by Christ is one holy Catholic apostolic,” he also said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 26, 2020 00:35 UTC