張國棟
03-23-2008, 11:28 AM
Pope Reflects on Christian Persecution and Chinese Believers
Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun of Hong Kong, who has criticized a lack of religious freedom in China, paid tribute to those who suffer for their faith.
Friday, March 21, 2008
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ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict reflected on the persecution of Catholics across the world during a Good Friday procession around Rome's Coliseum that threw the spotlight on suffering among China's faithful.
The Pope, who has made improving relations with China one of the goals of his pontificate, presided over the traditional Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession commemorating Christ's crucifixion and death...
Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun of Hong Kong, who has criticized a lack of religious freedom in China, wrote the meditations for this year. They paid tribute to those "living martyrs" who suffer for their faith.
"In many parts of the world, (the Church) is undergoing the dark hour of persecution," Zen wrote in one of the meditations...
Even though there was no explicit reference to China's Catholics on Friday, the cardinal said last week his meditations honored China's Catholics, who "are truly a people that have suffered a lot and are suffering."...
Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun of Hong Kong, who has criticized a lack of religious freedom in China, paid tribute to those who suffer for their faith.
Friday, March 21, 2008
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http://www.wgy.com/cc-common/news/sections/newsarticle.html?feed=104668&article=3440340
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict reflected on the persecution of Catholics across the world during a Good Friday procession around Rome's Coliseum that threw the spotlight on suffering among China's faithful.
The Pope, who has made improving relations with China one of the goals of his pontificate, presided over the traditional Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession commemorating Christ's crucifixion and death...
Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun of Hong Kong, who has criticized a lack of religious freedom in China, wrote the meditations for this year. They paid tribute to those "living martyrs" who suffer for their faith.
"In many parts of the world, (the Church) is undergoing the dark hour of persecution," Zen wrote in one of the meditations...
Even though there was no explicit reference to China's Catholics on Friday, the cardinal said last week his meditations honored China's Catholics, who "are truly a people that have suffered a lot and are suffering."...