Filipino priests to confess in bid to end pandemic Manila Archdiocese is to hold a penitential rite in June for 'not doing enough' for God's people Clergymen in Manila Archdiocese will confess their sins to one another during a penitential rite to call on God to end the Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo: Unsplash) A Catholic bishop in the Philippines has announced that clergymen from his diocese will confess their sins to one another during a penitential rite in June. Manila apostolic administrator Bishop Broderick Pabillo released a pastoral instruction on May 25 called “We Humble Ourselves Before God” urging Catholics to repent in order for God to end the Covid-19 pandemic.