The Philippines' spiritual leader-cum-political powerbroker extraordinaire, Cardinal Jamie Sin, died yesterday after a long fight against diabetes and a heart attack. He was 76.
The former archbishop of Manila, once dubbed the "divine commander in chief", was a crucial player in the peaceful People Power risings against the dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986 and Joseph Estrada 15 years later. He will also be remembered for his extremely conservative views on social issues such as birth control.
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