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  • [Catholic Caucus] Pope Leo XIV appoints bishop who rejects Catholic teaching on sexuality

    01/27/2026 1:25:05 PM PST · by ebb tide · 5 replies
    LifeSite News ^ | January 27, 2026 | Gaetano Masciullo
    [Catholic Caucus] Pope Leo XIV appoints bishop who rejects Catholic teaching on sexualityFr. Cyril Villareal has proposed a ‘new way’ of evaluating marriage and sexuality, departing from natural law principles reaffirmed in Humanae Vitae and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Pope Leo XIV appointed Father Cyril Buhayan Villareal as the new bishop of Kalibo in the Philippines, drawing renewed attention to unorthodox theological positions he defended in an academic thesis on marriage and sexuality.On January 24, Pope Leo XIV appointed Villareal as bishop of the Diocese of Kalibo, located in the central Philippines. The decision has drawn attention over...