Filipino prelate warns brother bishops against ‘scandal’ of ‘lavish hospitality’

Filipino prelate warns brother bishops against ‘scandal’ of ‘lavish hospitality’

MANILA, Philippines – A senior Filipino prelate urged his brother bishops, during their recent plenary assembly, to keep their biannual meetings frugal to avoid the “scandal” of “accepting lavish hospitality” from their host dioceses. Bishop Crispin Varquez, leader of the Catholic Church in one of the country’s poorest provinces, made this appeal in a privilege speech addressed to 90 Filipino bishops and administrators during the 131st plenary a…