Cardinal Jose F. Advincula of Capiz, Philippines, pictured in a June 17, 2019, photo. The Social Action Center of the Capiz Archdiocese condemned the killing of nine indigenous group leaders during an attempted mass arrest shortly before the new year. (CNS photo/courtesy Archdiocese of Capiz) The first cardinal from the southern Philippines has decried what he describes as continued injustice against Muslim Filipinos who dominate part of Mindanao, which, for decades, has been stricken by poverty and war. Mindanao is home to an autonomous Muslim region, the Bangsamoro, where Muslims comprise around 91% of the population. “These injustices are not…
