skylee Posted February 22, 2006 at 12:02 PM Report Posted February 22, 2006 at 12:02 PM 陳日君獲晉升樞機 The Hong Kong bishop, Joseph Zen, has been appointed a cardinal (樞機主教). Zen, orginally from Shanghai, is known for his outspoken personality and pro-democracy tendency. It is said that he is appointed because the Vatican needs someone who knows China to help maintain/improve the relationship with China. According to press reports, the other Chinese cardinal is Paul Shan Kuo-hsi of Kaohsiung in Taiwan. Quote
tokyo_girl Posted February 23, 2006 at 12:16 PM Report Posted February 23, 2006 at 12:16 PM O hisashiburi Skylee! Very interesting. Do you know if the mystery cardinal appointed by the last pope was inside the PRC? Quote
skylee Posted February 23, 2006 at 02:43 PM Author Report Posted February 23, 2006 at 02:43 PM Long time no see, tokyo girl. I've read/heard that there are only two Chinese cardinals. One is Joseph Zen, the other is Paul Shan of Taiwan. Zen's predecesor, John Wu was also a cardinal. I have no idea who the secret cardinal is. But Wikipedia says it could be Zen -> Supposed Secret CardinalHe was speculated to be the secret cardinal appointed by Pope John Paul II, but since it was not announced after the death of the Pope, the answer remained a secret and no one knew who was the secret cardinal. Moreover, Zen himself also stated that he was not the secret cardinal. However, the issue is now moot, as the late Pope did not leave the name of the Secret Cardinal in writing. Under Vatican rules, the appointment of the Secret Cardinal ends if his identity is not left in writing or revealed before a Pope's death. Quote
tokyo_girl Posted February 27, 2006 at 06:09 AM Report Posted February 27, 2006 at 06:09 AM Interesting. I guess it's logical really. Thanks! Quote
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