Posted on 10/08/2020 1:37:41 PM PDT by ebb tide
In an essay published on his blog Oct. 7, Cardinal Zen, the emeritus Bishop of Hong Kong, offered an extended and personal critique of an Oct. 3 speech given by Cardinal Parolin on the history and future of the Church’s missionary activity in China.
VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Joseph Zen has rejected claims that the 2018 Vatican-China deal was approved in draft form by Pope Benedict XVI, and accused Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin of “manipulating” Pope Francis on the Church’s engagement with China.
In an essay published on his blog Oct. 7, Cardinal Zen, the emeritus Bishop of Hong Kong, offered an extended and personal critique of an Oct. 3 speech given by Cardinal Parolin on the history and future of the Church’s missionary activity in China.
“I read the speech given by Cardinal Parolin,” Cardinal Zen said. “It's sickening!”
“As [Parolin] is not stupid and ignorant,” Cardinal Zen said he was left to conclude that Parolin “told a series of lies with eyes open.”
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I am not following this but my reaction is what an astonishingly cool name “Cardinal Zen” is.
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