Faithful warned vs bogus e-mail soliciting funds for Cardinal Tagle

THE Archdiocese of Manila has warned the public against a fake online solicitation to raise funds supposedly for the medical treatment of Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Prefect Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle.

It issued the statement after Tagle’s e-mail was hacked and is now being used to scam people.

“The public is warned and reminded that the official communications channel of the Cardinal is only through the Vatican and not through any private person using e-mail or social-media accounts,” the Archdiocese of Manila said in the statement.

Gregory Ramon D. Gaston, rector of Pontificio Collegio Filippino, who reportedtheincidenttothearchdioceseof Manila, said a certain Dr. Ramon Ramos wasaskingviae-mailforfinancialaidfor Tagle, who is supposedly confined in the University Medical Center De La Salle, Dasmariñas City, Cavite.

Gaston belied the content of the email, stressing Tagle is in good health in the Vatican.

“Please rest assured that Cardinal Tagle is doing well in Rome, carrying out his ministry at the Vatican as Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples,” Gaston said.

“As you will see in today’s news, Cardinal Tagle was received by Pope Francis at noon of March 22, 2021, in an audience with the residents of the Pontificio Collegio Filippino, who celebrate the 60th anniversary of the institution,” he added.

Tagle’s personal e-mail was hacked in 2015.