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Filipino bishops bid a warm goodbye to outgoing Papal Nuncio Archbishop Gabriele Caccia a few days before he leaves Manila for another mission. 鈥淗e echoes very well the message of mercy and compassion of Pope Francis, the kind of open-mindedness that the Holy Father represents,鈥� said Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Caloocan in a post on CBCP黑料社, the official news service of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). The CBCP hosted a farewell dinner for Caccia at the Manila archdiocese鈥檚 office in Intramuros on Wednesday. David, the CBCP vice president, also noted Caccia鈥檚 humility and his being accessible to the bishops and the faithful. Pope Francis on Nov. 16 appointed Caccia as the next permanent observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York. 鈥淚 know it will be quite a big challenge to be an observer of the UN but with God鈥檚 grace, he will always be able to do it,鈥� Bishop Prudencio Andaya of Tabuk said.鈥擳INA G. SANTOS