It sends the message 'that the bishops are getting closer to the people,' CBCP secretary-general Monsignor Bernardo Pantin tells Rappler.
MANILA, Philippines – All the big names in the Philippine Catholic Church, including the papal nuncio, are flying to Aklan in early July for their plenary assembly, one of the rare times it is being held outside Manila.
The plenary assembly of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines will be held at Marzon Hotel along Jaime Cardinal Sin Avenue, Kalibo, Aklan, from July 8 to 10. Their 126th plenary will be preceded by their annual retreat, also in Aklan, from July 4 to 6.The CBCP plenary assembly is a twice-a-year meeting that gathers the Philippines’ 88 active bishops, 37 retired or resigned prelates, and two diocesan priest administrators.
In an interview with Rappler, CBCP secretary-general Monsignor Bernardo Pantin said bishops discuss mostly “pastoral” matters, or ways by which they can care for their flock. They also craft common positions on certain moral, doctrinal, or social issues on the agenda. During this plenary assembly, bishops are also due to elect their new officers, including the new president and vice president of the CBCP. is likely to be reelected president, while Pasig Bishop Mylo Hubert Vergara is likely to be reelected vice president. David and Vergara are first-termers, and they are allowed to be reelected once.It is important to first clarify that the CBCP, in Pantin’s words, “does not have power over the individual bishops.
The CBCP is like the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority in relation to Metro Manila mayors – it is a coordinator, not a superior. Individual bishops, like individual mayors, have the power to decide on their own within their jurisdiction.Historically, CBCP plenary assemblies have been the source of the body’s strongest or most anticipated statements.
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