Religion: December 2006 Archives
By Associated Press | The Boston Herald
December 02, 2006
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI felt “great sorrow” that China had ordained another bishop without papal approval, the Vatican said Saturday.
The ordination on Thursday was the third known case this year, aggravating tensions between China and the Holy See. “The Holy Father learned the news with great sorrow, because the episcopal ordination was conferred without the pontifical mandate” and thus violated Catholic Church law, the Vatican press office said in a statement.
It was the first reaction from the Holy See since the ordination, which occurred when the pope and some of his top aides were in Turkey during a papal pilgrimage.
On Friday, Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen accused Beijing of reneging on a promise to the Holy See to stop the practice.
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