Cardinal Zen “Lined Up In The Cold” To Meet Francis

en.news8 years ago

Retired Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen flew from Hong Kong to Rome in order to deliver in “a secret mission” a letter on behalf of Chinese [underground] Catholics to Pope Francis.

Although he is a Cardinal, Zen has no direct access to Francis.

Therefore the 86-year-old Cardinal had to "line up in the cold" at the General Audience on Wednesday with other petitioners to deliver the letter to Francis, Taiwan News (January 25) writes. Francis promised Zen "to read" the letter.

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Elffuos8 years ago

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Elffuos8 years ago

This is confirmed as fake news now since Cardinal Zen has said that he did not wait in the cold. Gloria TV should do something to repair the harm this article has caused.

Francis the Firsty8 years ago

Pope Francis eagerly praises non-Catholics, supports them to the hilt and warmly invites them into his realm. Yet, after traveling around the world, standing in line in the cold like a nobody (good for him), this prince of the Church **isn't** taken in warmed up and given a private audience after Pope Francis sees and hears him??? Wha?!????

aderito8 years ago

God bless you Cardinal Zen

Rafał_Ovile8 years ago

Any Cardinal who would hunger and thirst to meet pope Benedict XVI would be warmly greeted and comforted after the audience, as other Cardinals once were: "The Lord wins in the end!". Cardinal Zen would do a great job to teach remaining faithful Catholics how to establish catacumbs under dictatorship...