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Chinese bishop 'elected'
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PEKING While Rome maintains silence about the appointment, newly "elected" Catholic bishop of Peking says that the Chinese Government wants to normalise relations with the Vatican.
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Father Michael Fu Tie - killed, expelled or gaoled af- the Association's effort to than was elected bishop by ter the Communists came run the church "independently of the Vatican". the government - controlled to power in 1949. -National Chinese Patriotic On August 15 the bishop At least 51 priests were the met he and Association elected bishops in those elect said Mass in Peking's Press for the first time on years and 36 accepted their Cathedral of the ImmacuJuly 25. appointments. In subsequent late Conception and it was According to Catholic years, other bishops were attended by 230 people inof the chosen by the patriotic as- cluding 30 foreigners among the election doctrine Americans, whom were bishop is unlawful because sociations. approved 1$ has not been In 1958, Pope Pius XII Australians and French, acby the Pope, but the new formally condemned the as- cording to the news agency. bishop declined to answer sociations He told reporters he was and declarzi a question on this matter. their elections of bishops ;n - ordained as a priest in 1956 valid. by Bishop Zun Huimo, a that the announced It was Last Sunday, Pope John Chinese bishop from the new bishop was being elected 10 fill the place of Bishop Paul II made a brief allu- Franciscan Order who had Wang Ming, who died in sion to China in his balcony been appointed by the Vati-19611 and who also was speech suggesting that con- can. elected by the Chinese Pat - flicts of the past could be He estimated that there Association, the name well put to one side. were about two million used by the government Catholic believers in China backed Catholic Church in RESPONSE today. China. words brought a His quick response from the KILLED WILD Catholic Patriots. In 1949, when the ChinThey said that normal re- ese Communists gained conThe last bishop of Peking approved by the Vati- lations between the Vati- trol of the whole mainland, can was Cardinal Tien who can and Peking would re there were nearly 3.3 milfrom 1951 was prevented possible if the Holy Sec lion Chinese Catholics led 1957 decree by the government from rescinded a by 96 bishops and 5,700 exercising his office and which condemned the Chin- priests. Nearly all the bishese Government and if the died in exile in 1967. ops and slightly more than Catholic patriotic associ- Vatican would recognise the half of the priests were ations were established in "patriotic" nature of the foreign missionaries. China by the Communist Catholic Church in China. Most of the missionaries The New China News during and government were killed, gaoled or ex1957-1960 were told to elect Agency says the new bishpelled. bishops to replace those op was chosen as part of The new bishop noted that Chairman Hua Guofeng said in a speech in June that China wanted to establish relations with all
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relations with Taiwan certainly would be for estaba pre -condition lishing ties with Peking. "Chinese Catholics in Pc open to costar: with believers from othe courtries," Bishop Fu said "The future will depend or icing are
the Vatican."
WA representatives at the Eighth National Vocations' Seminar in Adelaide lost week were, left to right, rear: Father ROSLING, Sister Myrene .ERDMAN IBVM, Sister Mary Assumpta JONES, Brother O'DOHERTY. Front: Sister Aquinas McMAHON PBVM, Siste Noelle THOMSON RSM, Sister Ann CULLINANE RSJG, Sister Claire SMALL, CSB.
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higher interest IGHT ...& earn on your savings FUTURE There is every reason to be optimistic about the future of the Australlbn Church, Father Bryan Rosling said on his geturn from the Eighth Notional Vocations' Seminar in Adelaide lost week. The Australian Bish"Promoters are more conscious that their role ops Conference has givis not simply to go into en S25,000 to get the schools and get voca- planning under way and
national advertising and "They appreciate bet- other promotional materter what young people ial will be prepared and are looking for in life distributed. tions," he said.
and in
more
themselves are enthusiastic and
In Perth Archbishop Goody _will call a meet-
optimistic and no; daunting of a steering commited by poor results." tee on September 9 and Father Raiding was this committee will hold one of eight W.* Aus- a briefing session on tralians who were". among October 2 to explain the 81 priests,-;Kid rejig, What assistance it will ions who Tett three ask from. every organisa-
full days at A..:Prenehr tion,in Xavier Seminary.
In their work-groups the West Australian vocation r e p resentatisies the national "Daybreak 198Q"..... cainpaign that will promote vocations in -April next discussed
year.
the
archdiocese.
Father Rosling said that the spirit which dominated the lectures and disenssions at Adelaide was one of realist*. optimism for the future. "While we are certainly faced with facts -
The idea is the., result that:indicate. a -char of a suggestion by Pope existing between lone Ichn Paul IT that all Church community of episcopal c o n ferences faith and the yondt of should have a national today, the sincerity and omotion campairn, idealism of young people following along the lines mutt be seen as a potenof an American experi- tial and precious asset ment two years ago. for the Church.
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