Manila Archdiocese has issued a notice warning Catholics not to be fooled by fake social media accounts purportedly owned by the Philippine capital’s recently appointed archbishop, saying he has no social media account on any platform.
People have reported several accounts on Facebook using the name and photos of Cardinal Jose Advincula. One Facebook page has gathered hundreds of thou-sands of likes from Catholics in the Philippines and abroad. It also posts the cardinal’s homilies and speeches as well as providing information on his public engagements.
The Archdiocese of Manila and the Archdiocese of Capiz have not yet created a Facebook page or social media account under Cardinal Advincula’s name, the archdiocese’s chancellor Father Reginald Malicdem said in the May 24 notice.
The cardinal was archbishop of Capiz in the central Philippines before being appointed Manila’s archbishop.
In April, Cardinal Advincula himself warned against fake solicitation letters being circulated online using his name to ask for donations for his installation.