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| | Catholic World News : Cardinal Sin, "People Power" force in Philippines, dead at 76 |
 | | Cardinal Sin, whose severe kidney ailment prevented him from attending the funeral of Pope John Paul II (bio - news) or the conclave that chose Pope Benedict XVI (bio - news), died early in the morning of June 21 at a hospital in Manila. |
 | | In 1986, as opposition to the Marcos dictatorship reached critical proportions, Cardinal Sin became a focal point of that opposition, and in a climactic confrontation in February, he drew together 1 million people to form a human barricade, blocking the progress of tanks that had been sent into the capital to quash a military mutiny. |
 | | With the death of Cardinal Sin, there are now 181 members of the College of Cardinals, of whom 115 are below the age of 80 and thus eligible to vote in a conclave. |
| www.cwnews.com /news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=37946 (573 words) |
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