{"id":125999,"date":"2017-10-23T22:27:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T02:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=125999"},"modified":"2017-10-23T22:27:19","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T02:27:19","slug":"president-duterte-pays-last-respects-to-cardinal-vidal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/10\/23\/president-duterte-pays-last-respects-to-cardinal-vidal\/","title":{"rendered":"President Duterte pays last respects to Cardinal Vidal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte pays his last respects to the late former Archbishop of Cebu Ricardo Vidal during the President’s visit to the wake at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral on October 23, 2017. RICHARD MADELO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0<\/strong>—\u00a0President Rodrigo Duterte condoled with the Cebuanos and members of the religious community early morning Monday, October 23, as he visited the wake of Cebu Archbishop Emeritus Ricardo Cardinal Vidal.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m here to condole with you all,\u201d President Duterte said in his speech at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral.<\/p>\n

Straight from the MassKara Festival in Bacolod, the President arrived in Cebu around 12 midnight to pay his last respects to Vidal.<\/p>\n

The Chief Executive heaped praises on Vidal, who served as archbishop of Cebu for 29 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur Eminence Cardinal Vidal was a person of peace and his language was always something about spreading love,\u201d Duterte said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the years that he led the Church, you can never say anything bad about His Eminence. And I\u2019m most grateful for these conciliatory words,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He said he believed that paying his last respects to Vidal was part of his \u201cobligation\u201d as a member of the Catholic Church and as a Cebuano. Duterte\u2019s father hails from Danao City.<\/p>\n

He added that he would like to give \u201cdue importance\u201d to the death of Vidal, who spent his life championing peace and reconciliation in the country.<\/p>\n

To honor Vidal\u2019s significant contribution to the country, the President said he would sign an executive order declaring October 26, the burial day of Vidal, as a holiday in Cebu.<\/p>\n

This will allow Cebuanos to join the funeral of Vidal.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll sign the Executive Order declaring a holiday here in Cebu on the day of the burial of His Eminence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Cardinal Vidal passed away at the age of 86 on October 18 due to complications from pneumonia.<\/p>\n

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