Cardinal Rosales untangles traffic mess

Motorists caught in traffic may have a new ‘patron saint’ to guide them home. On Sunday, August 23, former Manila archbishop Gaudencio Cardinal Rosales single-handedly untangled a traffic jam in Sto. Tomas, Batangas during a typhoon. After being trapped for over an hour, the retired cardinal took matters into his own hands and walked nearly a kilometer to find out what was causing the nearly two kilometer traffic jam. He found 6 cars fighting over two lanes. “I said to myself: ‘we cannot take this anymore,’” Rosales told Agence France-Presse on Tuesday, August 25. The 83-year-old cleric then proceeded to direct the cars and force them to back up, clearing the jam. The drivers of the vehicles later spotted the crucifix sticking out of his raincoat and got out of their vehicles to kiss his ring – a sign of respect for Catholics. Needless to say, the traffic sinners sought forgiveness.

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