[Jaime Cardinal Sin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Sin) (1928-2005) was the Archbishop of Manila and one of the most influential figures in modern Philippine history. Because of his last name, whenever he invites guests into his residence, he jokingly greets them with “[Welcome to the House of Sin](https://www.rappler.com/philippines/123363-edsa-30-cardinal-sin-story-villegas/).” He is famous for two instances where he mobilized millions of Filipinos for a People Power Revolution where it toppled two infamous Filipino presidents.
The [First People Power Revolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution) in 1986 was during the coup attempt by certain members of the military to oust President Ferdinand Marcos, where he broadcasted in Radio Veritas to call on the people to protect the coup plotters against Marcos loyalist forces that surrounded them. Millions of people, nuns, priests, and commoners, gathered along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue or EDSA, where the base of the rebels were located nearby, bringing with them crosses and rosaries while they push away the tanks of the Marcos Loyalists. This days-long standoff eventually ended the 30-year dictatorship of the Marcos Regime.
The [Second People Power Revolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_EDSA_Revolution) in 2001 was during the impeachment of actor-turned-President Joseph Estrada, a notorious Casino gambler accused of plunder and perjury who according to Cardinal Sin “had lost the moral authority to govern.” Because of the impeachment proceedings’ refusal to open the enveloped that contained evidence of Estrada’s illegal wrongdoings, Cardinal Sin eventually declared a Second People Power Revolution, calling all Filipinos again to gather at EDSA. It soon snowballed into millions of protesters from various political backgrounds, where even business leaders, the military, and police eventually joined which lead to Estrada leaving the presidential grounds with his family.
Being a Catholic Cardinal, Sin was no stranger to controversy when it comes to the issue of reproductive health where at one point criticizing a program to distributing condoms to curb HIV/AIDS, labeling them as “intrinsically evil” and that condoms were “only fit for animals.”
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[Jaime Cardinal Sin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaime_Sin) (1928-2005) was the Archbishop of Manila and one of the most influential figures in modern Philippine history. Because of his last name, whenever he invites guests into his residence, he jokingly greets them with “[Welcome to the House of Sin](https://www.rappler.com/philippines/123363-edsa-30-cardinal-sin-story-villegas/).” He is famous for two instances where he mobilized millions of Filipinos for a People Power Revolution where it toppled two infamous Filipino presidents.
The [First People Power Revolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Power_Revolution) in 1986 was during the coup attempt by certain members of the military to oust President Ferdinand Marcos, where he broadcasted in Radio Veritas to call on the people to protect the coup plotters against Marcos loyalist forces that surrounded them. Millions of people, nuns, priests, and commoners, gathered along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue or EDSA, where the base of the rebels were located nearby, bringing with them crosses and rosaries while they push away the tanks of the Marcos Loyalists. This days-long standoff eventually ended the 30-year dictatorship of the Marcos Regime.
The [Second People Power Revolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_EDSA_Revolution) in 2001 was during the impeachment of actor-turned-President Joseph Estrada, a notorious Casino gambler accused of plunder and perjury who according to Cardinal Sin “had lost the moral authority to govern.” Because of the impeachment proceedings’ refusal to open the enveloped that contained evidence of Estrada’s illegal wrongdoings, Cardinal Sin eventually declared a Second People Power Revolution, calling all Filipinos again to gather at EDSA. It soon snowballed into millions of protesters from various political backgrounds, where even business leaders, the military, and police eventually joined which lead to Estrada leaving the presidential grounds with his family.
Being a Catholic Cardinal, Sin was no stranger to controversy when it comes to the issue of reproductive health where at one point criticizing a program to distributing condoms to curb HIV/AIDS, labeling them as “intrinsically evil” and that condoms were “only fit for animals.”
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