Coming Soon: a letter to the church in China from B16

[davidc2]

At the conclusion of 2 days of internal Vatican meetings regarding the situation of the church in China, a press release was issued. The only surprize was an indication that Pope Benedict XVI is writing a letter to the church in China.

This should be quite interesting. The exact timing was not given.

Pope to Write a Letter to Chinese Catholics

 

[Walt_Oliver]

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[Digitonomy]

This certainly sounds promising. It will be quite a diplomatic feat if the Vatican is able to establish good relations with Beijing. Another article mentioned the possibility of a papal visit to Beijing sometime near the 2008 Olympics. I’ll believe that when I see it.

**Chinese Church welcomes Vatican moves on reconciliation **
Leaders of the Chinese government-recognised and unofficial Catholic communities have welcomed initiatives announced by the Holy See over the weekend including the formation of a permanent Vatican commission on China.

According to UCA News, the initiatives announced after a high level meeting including Vatican officials and key Chinese Church figures including Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun and Auxiliary Bishop John Tong Hon of Hong Kong, Bishop Jose Lai Hung-seng of Macau, and Cardinal Paul Shan Kuo-hsi, Emeritus Bishop of Kaohsiung, and Bishop Luke Liu Hsien-tang of Taiwan.

Recognising the uncompromising fidelity of mainland Catholics to the Pope, the statement acknowledged that “almost all the bishops and priests are in communion with the supreme pontiff.”
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