For human rights defenders, Cardinal-elect Ambo David is good news

‘We pray that his role as cardinal would further promote the interest of citizens, especially victims of injustice and the war on drugs,’ Methodist deaconess Rubilyn Litao tells Rappler

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United Methodist deaconess Rubilyn Litao, coordinator of the ecumenical human rights group Rise Up for Life and for Rights, hopes David will wield heavier influence in speaking out for human rights victims. Sister Maria May Cano, executive secretary of Caritas Kalookan, said on Thursday, October 10, that David as a cardinal will be “an instrument in proclaiming the good news in the universal Church.”“I know and I believe that he has the capacity,” she told Rappler. “I believe that he is God-sent.”

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