Posted on 02/24/2017 4:46:00 PM PST by SkyPilot
Cardinal Joseph Zen, the retired Bishop of Hong Kong, has warned the Vatican against forging an agreement with the Chinese government that would grant it significant power over the Catholic Church in the country. Cardinal Zen has stated that he would consider any such deal a betrayal by the Holy See of the underground Catholic faithful in China.
It is estimated that millions of Catholics in China are forced to worship underground as they refuse to register with the state's official Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association (CPA). These "underground" Catholics recognize the authority of the Holy See and opt to worship clandestinely due to the risk of harassment from authorities. Meanwhile, the communist-approved Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association operates under the supervision of the central government and the activities of its clerics are strictly monitored.
Cardinal Joseph Zen, an outspoken critic of Beijing, prays outside China Liaison Office to demand religious freedom in China during a protest in Hong Kong July 11, 2012.
Cardinal Zen has explained that priests and bishops in the so-called underground church have been thrown in jail for submitting to the Holy See rather than the state-overseen church. If a deal is approved between the Chinese government and the Catholic authorities in Rome, it is feared that the agreement would amount to an official recognition by the Vatican of the government-controlled Church.
The deal would grant the government the power to nominate bishops, although Beijing would have to submit its nominees to the Pope for ultimate acceptance or rejection.
Cardinal Zen has expressed concern that Pope Francis may be misinformed about the true situation for Catholics in China. "We are very much worried because it seems that the Vatican is going to make a very bad agreement with China."
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This is the kind of thing that God WILL get you for.
He’ll want to show China how cooperative he is with them.
The fake Pope is a communist.
What else would he do?
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"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!" |
That’s an enemy agent posing as the pope. He’s a filthy pig. We can call him Pope Pig.
Francis is busy telling anti-illegal immigration folks how wrong they are. His Holiness can’t be bothered by the plight of Christians in China, Syria, or anywhere else.
There have been numerous martyrs in China. Don’t give the Communists any more.
Poor choice. PP is a bad program.
Wrong post. Shgould have been on previous post. Sorry about that.
“That’s an enemy agent posing as the pope. He’s a filthy pig. We can call him Pope Pig.”
I call him Wassup Brodude I. Truly a sanctimonious buffoon.
And therefore, quite deadly to body and soul.
I’m afraid Francis IS a communist.
The communists are his soul(less) mates, not Christians.
Used to be a time when asking, “Is the Pope Catholic?” was a rhetorical question.
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