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Tag Archives: Card. Zen
Card. Zen – HERO
There are so many good reasons to look with respect and gratitude to His Eminence Joseph Card. Ze-Kiun, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong. His steadfast stance for human rights, for example, is courageous and exemplary. He is also a staunch … Read More
“In the face of such barbs, how can I convince my Protestant and non-Christian allies that our Catholic teachings are not hypocrisy?”
There is an important article at the National Catholic Register written by a Chinese priest under a pseudonym. The plight of Catholics and the complicity – both active and passive – on the part of Rome are palpable. […] And … Read More
Card. Zen on the death of Pope Benedict XVI
Card. Zen – legit hero – made a statement about the passing of Pope Benedict XVI. I cheated and used a machine translation because I didn’t want to fight with both Chinese and Italian at 0300. AT THIS MOMENT WHEN … Read More
Hero priest Joseph Card. Zen, 90, has been arrested in Hong Kong
It is reported that Joseph Card. Zen, 90, has been arrested in Hong Kong. Pray for him and Chinese Catholics. I have not seen any statement from the Holy See.
Buon Onomastico… Happy Name Day… Holy Father Benedict XVI and also another titan of the Church. BONUS: a short excursion of the imagination.
Today, the Feast of St. Joseph, is the baptismal name day of Joseph Ratzinger, who chose as his regnal name, Benedict. Here is a tweet from a canceled titan of the Church. It is an honor to live at the … Read More
@CardJosephZen is exactly right. The Traditional Latin Mass is a powerful force for unity.
The great Joseph Card. Zen, Emeritus Bishop of Hong Kong and champion of our downtrodden brethren in China, has over the years been generous toward those who desire to participate at Holy Mass in the Vetus Ordo, the Traditional Latin … Read More
Posted in "How To..." - Practical Notes, Si vis pacem para bellum!, SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM
Tagged Card. Zen
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Card. Zen writes an Open Letter to Card. Sarah about the St. Peter’s Suppression of Masses
Open Letter to Cardinal Sarah To His Eminence Card. Robert Sarah Dear Eminence, Pain and indignation invade my heart to hear certain incredible news: They have forbidden private masses in St. Peter’s!?https://t.co/MTwcPzAiGw — Joseph Zen (@CardJosephZen) March 30, 2021 CNA … Read More
Card. Zen, Cops, and a Cappa Magna
As you know, the great Card. Zen is in NYC now for a great meeting and Mass. We will hear all about it. How I wish I could have been there. That said, I just received a great photo from … Read More
VIDEO – On EWTN – Fr. Murray and Dr. Royal about Exhortation, devastating interview with Card. Zen about China
Tonight on Arroyo’s show, my good friends Fr. Murray and Prof. Royal talk about a range of issues involving the new Apostolic Exhortation. In the second half of the show, former Bishop of Hong Kong Joseph Card. Zen gave a … Read More
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, Pò sì jiù, The Drill, The future and our choices
Tagged Apostolic Exhortation, Card. Zen
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Chinese Joseph Card. Zen’s Open Letter to all the other Cardinals
The great Chinese prelate Joseph Card. Zen has sent a letter to all of the members of the College of Cardinals. HERE It includes Dubia of the cardinal regarding “Pastoral guidelines of the Holy See concerning the civil registration of … Read More
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