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Hope for Catholicism in China lies in the hands of Cardinal Zen and those who, like him, are willing to defend the faith even without strong support from the Vatican. The Church on Earth will be preserved not by equivocations and incompetent bureaucracy but by the Church Militant. Zen reminds us that it is the Catholics who are steadfast in their devotion to the sacraments and doctrine who will preserve the Church, and that nothing less than martyrdom, be it red or white, is the seed of the Church.
The Price of Catholic Unity
For Love of My People I Will Not Remain Silent: On the Situation of the Church in China, published in English this year,
EXCERPT:
These criticisms of the Church’s
entreaties to China come not from an aggrieved anti-cleric but from a
cardinal in good standing. Zen’s lectures are not a condemnation of
authority but rather a call for the Church to act as a strong authority
and an uncompromising garrison of virtue. Clerics should not shy away
from their commitment to Christian teaching. They should be fortified by
it.
Hope for Catholicism in China lies in the hands of Cardinal Zen and those who, like him, are willing to defend the faith even without strong support from the Vatican. The Church on Earth will be preserved not by equivocations and incompetent bureaucracy but by the Church Militant. Zen reminds us that it is the Catholics who are steadfast in their devotion to the sacraments and doctrine who will preserve the Church, and that nothing less than martyrdom, be it red or white, is the seed of the Church.
3 comments:
"The Church on Earth will be preserved not by equivocations and incompetent bureaucracy...."
But, but, but Francis.... this is a conspiracy!!!
stabbed in the back by PF who is either devious or clueless.
I lean toward DEVIOUS!
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