Honored Chinese Cardinal's Beatification Delayed

Persecution.org ^ | March 17, 2020 | International Christian Concern

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Honored Chinese Cardinal's Beatification Delayed

03/17/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – The beatification process of Cardinal Ignatius Kung Pin-mei has stalled, with the Vatican stating China-Vatican diplomatic sensitivity as the cause of the delay. Cardinal Kung is viewed as an icon of papal loyalty for spending 30 years in a Chinese jail for refusing to disown the church. The 20-year anniversary of his death recently passed on March 12.

The Vatican has not yet started the Cardinal’s beatification process. Cardinal Joseph Zen, the retired bishop of Hong Kong, commented saying, “pushing for Cardinal Kung’s beatification is a waste of time, and the Vatican would not accept it”. He also claims that although the Vatican could offer an exception to begin the beatification process, they are delaying it as to not offend China. As a result of the Vatican-Sino agreement, some have concluded that the Vatican is more pressured to appoint bishops than complete beatification processes currently.

Cardinal Kung was imprisoned in 1955, just four years after China and the Vatican ended diplomatic relations. He was eventually released in 1986 and remained on house arrest for two years following. His arrest by the communist government was a step towards attempts to control the Catholic Church. This pushed the divide seen today in the state-sanctioned churches and the underground churches that refuse to be affiliated with the Chinese government.

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The beatification process of Cardinal Ignatius Kung Pin-mei has stalled, with the Vatican stating China-Vatican diplomatic sensitivity as the cause of the delay.

And currently, Red China is threatening to halt pharmaceutical exports to the U.S.

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Ping

[nickcarraway]

It would be an insult to the Chinese.

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See the keywords.

[Hieronymus]

Perhaps Ignatius doesn’t have the stomache to be raised to the glories of the altar by this Pope.

A fitting little irony that would tie up a historical loose end that ultimately resulted in ...

Four Spaniards and a Saint! (Or the Cinco Sanctos). The first post-Trent Canonization class.

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It would be an insult to the Chinese.

And Francis' delay of Kung's beatification is an insult to not only the Chinese Catholics, but all Catholics.

[Hieronymus]

Thanks. I just added one that had to be divided into two. Fortunately they are consecutive and ordered.

[Ouchthatonehurt]

+1

[Svartalfiar]

Do you not have a link to the article? Your article goes to https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-francis-to-us-bishops-gay-civil-unions-are-acceptable

The excerpt bit says nothing about why this guy would be sainted in the first place. 30 years in Chinese jail is good and all, but to be sainted there are specific bullet points to be checked off.

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https://www.persecution.org/2020/03/17/honored-chinese-cardinals-beatification-delayed/

Sorry about that.

Here’s another link to a related article:

https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2020/03/17/report-vatican-stalls-beatification-of-anti-communist-for-fear-of-offending-china/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+breitbart+%28Breitbart+News%29