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此外，二月二十四日主日早上的聖伯多祿廣場，估計已聚集了十萬人誦唸三鐘經，預計之後的星期三，教宗本篤十六世在任最後一天，會有二十萬人，因各種越發強烈的原因，聚集這裡。 如果你想概覽教宗本篤十六世自幼年至今的照片，可隨意下載這裡的簡報檔案。 鑑於二月二十五日的慈幼會瞻禮，與中國關係密切，因此陳日君樞機一篇有關教宗本篤十六世在任的評論，或會引起你的興趣，以下是「亞洲新聞」的報導：
「 這信函及委員會對中國教會有什麼影響？
這信函即使在今天，也有著很高的重要性：首先，這是一份正式文件，可作為我們日後參照之用。我希望新 陳樞機的評論中，亦包含了對中國及教會官方的強烈批評，你可在「亞洲新聞」中取得全部內容。 讓我們以感謝教宗本篤之心祈禱，這最少是我們可以做到的。 Farewell Pope Benedict (ANS - VATICAN CITY –austraLasia#3197 , 24 February 2103) – Firstly a reminder that tomorrow, 25 February, is the Salesian celebration for the Salesian Protomartyrs, Sts Louis Versiglia and Callistus Caravario. If you do not have the appropriate liturgical texts, take a look here. It may ask a username: give it sdbnorm and a password, so give it 18db15. Secondly, with St Peter's Square estimated to have packed in 100,000 people for the Angelus on Sunday morning 24th February, and a crowd of 200,000 predicted for next Wednesday, interest is running high, for many reason, in the final days of Benedict XVI's papacy. If you would like a pictorial overview of Pope Benedict's life from childhood till now, then feel free to download the Presentation available here. Given the 'China' focus of the Salesian celebrations on 25 February, the following comments by Cardinal Joseph Zen on Benedict XVI's reign, may be of general interest. They were reported by AsiaNews: "Benedict XVI is a great Pope, a man in love with the truth. For him, God is truth, and man can not live without truth. Unfortunately, today the truth is not 'fashionable' and what really dominates it is what Benedict XVI has termed 'the dictatorship of relativism'. But he has always held the helm on a straight course according to the truth. This has been his contribution to world culture and also to China. It must be added this Pope has done things for China that he has not done for any other country: to no other particular Church has he written a specific letter, no country has a special Commission dedicated to it of about 30 members, from the two most important dicasteries in the Holy See. We should be profoundly grateful to him for this... What influence have the Letter and the Commission on the Church in China had? The Letter is of great importance even today: firstly it is a document and this remains, and we can refer to it later in life. I hope the new Pope will start again from this Letter. It is written by Benedict XVI, although with the participation of many people. And it showed his clarity in truth, as well as his mercy and kindness. There is a perfect balance between simplicity and openness... Cardinal Zen's comments also contain some strong criticism of officialdom in both China and the Church, but you can catch up on all that from AsiaNews. Let's pray in gratitude for Pope Benedict. It is the very least we can do. |
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