Cardinal Sin in hospital

Cardinal Sin in hospital

MANILA (Reuter): The Philippines' top churchman, Cardinal Jaime Sin, is in hospital for a "mild kidney malfunction" but is not in danger, officials of the Catholic church said yesterday.

The Manila archbishop, who played a key role in ousting late president Ferdinand Marcos during a "people power" revolt in 1986, has been treated at a Manila hospital since Sunday, they said.

Father Aris Sison, minister for social communication of the Manila archdiocese, denied a local newspaper report that Sin needed a kidney transplant.

"The doctors said it's a minor condition very common among people of his age. He is not in any danger," Sison said. Sin will turn 68 next month.

"He is his usual jolly self and is in high spirits."