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Tuesday, May 02, 2006 CNA: Cardinal Zen Asks Vatican to End Talks The Communist Chinese are at it again: China’s newly elevated Cardinal Joseph Zen has called for the Vatican to cut talks with his country’s government in light of the state’s decision to elevate Father Ma Yinglin to bishop on Sunday--something it did without the Holy See’s approval. According to the Associated Press, Cardinal Zen said that the Chinese government also plans to appoint Father Liu Xinhong to bishop of the eastern Anhui province on Wednesday, despite the Vatican’s decision that Liu is not qualified for the post. Obviously, the right thing for the PRC to do would be to allow the Church to manage her internal affairs. After all, if the Communist Chinese will not allow the Catholic Church to manage its own affairs, why should the Communists demand special treatment from the involvement of other nations? Welcome to the tightrope. posted by Shaun Kenney \| 5/02/2006 05:18:00 PM \| 4 comments 4 Comments: At 8:13 PM, .... said... We have to protect Catholics in China from the state and we have to protect the Catholic Establishment from the state. That said how to do it is a mystery to me... At 8:44 PM, Shaun Kenney said... Some might argue that the Jeffersonian ideal does precisely that. Limited government can't blur the lines, while big government can (and does) drift into issues of faith. Heck, if you think about it, Jefferson's ideals were the ones promoted by the American delegation to the Second Vatican Council... At 11:18 AM, .... said... Well if you can figure out to make China a Jeffersonian Democracy... At 10:56 AM, .... said... http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12627627/ Post a Comment Home
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