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| | Joseph Zen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Bishop Zen's elevation is welcomed by Catholics in Hong Kong, as it is seen as a recognition of the bishop's stance on social justice and an honour for the church in Hong Kong. | | | Bishop Wei Jingyi of Qiqihar, who is not recognized by the Chinese government, said that it is a "great joy", and that Bishop Zen is "very trustworthy" and uncompromising in his dedication to the Catholic fatih. | | | Cardinal-designate Zen was born in Shanghai, to devoutly Catholic parents. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Zen
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| | - Welcome to the Tablet |
| | At the moment Bishop Zen is not afraid for the Church in Hong Kong. | | | Born in Shanghai in 1932, Joseph Zen joined the Salesians in 1948 and was ordained a priest in 1961. | | | Bishop Zen keeps to the policy he advocated at the Synod of Bishops for Asia which met recently in Rome: to speak the truth openly. |
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http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/register.cgi/tablet-00194
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| | South China Morning Post: Bishop takes the helm and asks for God's help Clearharmony - Falundafa in Europe |
| | Bishop Zen, 70, was inaugurated as the head of Hong Kong's 350,000 Catholics in a ceremony attended by 1,000 people at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception in Caine Road, Mid-Levels, including 200 priests from Europe, Africa and Asia. | | | Bishop Zen, who is renowned for his vocal criticism of both the Beijing and Hong Kong governments, told followers that he would not hesitate to speak out when necessary. | | | Outspoken bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun formally took the helm of Hong Kong's Catholic Church yesterday and told his followers that he would not "hide behind a wall of silence". |
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http://www.clearharmony.net/articles/200210/7766.html
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| | SSPXAsia.com: Hongkong News Archive |
| | Hong Kong's Bishop Zen on the Church in China | | | Bishop Zen: For a long time, the Church in China has been a Church of silence. | | | Bishop Zen, whose clear positions and outspoken opposition to government decisions has made him a voice of conscience, is one of the highest-profile Church figures in Asia. |
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http://www.sspxasia.com/Countries/Hongkong/NewsArchive.htm
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| | Epochtimes English Edition- |
| | Bishop Zen said that could have extended to the Roman Catholic Church, but his main concern is protecting freedom of belief in general. | | | Born in Shanghai, Bishop Zen was once a frequent visitor to mainland China. | | | Roman Catholic diocese last year, Bishop Zen has made a name for himself as one of the most outspoken advocates for religious freedom in China. |
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http://english.epochtimes.com/news/3-7-8/1671.html
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| | Independent Catholic News |
| | Bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun said all members of the church, together with all Hong Kong's people, were patriotic and loved the city. | | | In an interview with the South China Morning Post, Bishop Zen dismissed criticism earlier this month by a senior state official who said that he should not meddle in politics and that he was opposing the nation. | | | Bishop Zen, who encouraged Hong Kong's 260,000 Catholics to take part in the mass demonstration last July 1, calling for a greater say in governance and opposed the bill - said he would do the same again this year. |
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http://www.indcatholicnews.com/hongk.html
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| | CNN.com - Bishop Joseph Zen Talkasia Transcript - Aug 3, 2005 |
| | Born in China in 1932, Joseph Zen became a priest at the age of 29. | | | LH: Bishop Zen, the new Chief Executive of Hong Kong, Donald Tsang, is a devout Catholic. | | | LH: Bishop Zen you were one of the leading voices for the protest against the anti-subversion laws here in Hong Kong, where half a million people took to the streets. |
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http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/03/talkasia.zen.script
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| | Association for Asia Research- Bishop Zen calls for resistance against Beijing's influence in schools |
| | Bishop Zen was ‘Man of the Year’ in 2003 because of his fervent battle in favour of democracy in Hong Kong. | | | In the letter, dated November 20, eve of Christ the King, Bishop Zen asserts that it is not his intention to clash with the government, but that he does want to protect educational freedom and “safeguard our Catholic tradition in education”. | | | In a letter to all Catholic schools, the Bishop of Hong Kong proposes ‘passive resistance’ to the government’s ordinance that would give it total control over education and marginalise the Church. |
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http://www.asianresearch.org/articles/2425.html
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| | - Welcome to the Tablet |
| | Bishop Zen believes that compromise is possible on the appointment of bishops, but adds that there is much more to it than that. | | | In an interview he gave me for The Tablet, Bishop Zen detailed some of the problems confronting the Church in China, where the only recognised Catholics are those belonging to the government-approved “Patriotic” Church, two-thirds of whose bishops have secretly reconciled themselves with the Holy See. | | | Bishop Joseph Zen, coadjutor Bishop of Hong Kong, points to the great contradiction of China. |
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http://www.thetablet.co.uk/cgi-bin/archive_db.cgi?tablet-00608
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| | Independent Catholic News |
| | Bishop Zen said he fears the government is 'plotting ' against the church-run schools and has pledged to defend them. | | | The Bishop of Hong Kong, Mgr Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, has expressed concerns that the Chinese government is planning to take over Catholic schools in the territory the Missionary News Service report. | | | Bishop Zen said: "Many people are opposed to me raising my voice, but I think we have to speak out." |
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http://www.indcatholicnews.com/zenft.html
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| | EastSouthWestNorth: What Did The Bishop Say? |
| | Clarification: Bishop Zen does not believe that the report is bad in itself. | | | Over the next two days, the media reported that "Biship Zen turned around the situation," "Led the opposition against the government" and "Bishop Zen rounds up the votes of the democrats." In truth, Bishop Zen did not call the meeting, as he was just a particpant and did not speak out during the meeting. | | | Concerning a church members asking "Which part of the Bible mentioned protest marches?" Bishop Zen only replied that the words "universal suffrage" cannot be found in the Bible, but the Pope has lectured them participation in public affairs. |
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http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20051127_1.htm
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| | Agenzia Fides - ASIA/HONG KONG - Bishop Zen and the entire Catholic community criticise the new education law passed by ... |
| | The prayer vigil, led by Bishop Zen was organised by the HK diocesan Justice and Peace commission. | | | However, Bishop Zen says that the local Church will not give up its commitment in the field of education. | | | The Church in Hong Kong had already publicly expressed disapproval of the Bill by means of an open letter written by Bishop Zen and a torch light procession and prayer vigil on 6 July the day before the Bill was due to be debated in Parliament. |
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http://www.fides.org/eng/news/2004/0407/12_2841.html
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| | SSPXAsia.com: China News Archive |
| | Fides called for prayers for the arrested bishop and for an end to "this obstinate persecution of bishops, priests and laity, the faithful of the universal Church." | | | Bishop Zen said Hong Kong had experienced its very own "June 4" this year, when hopes for full democracy in 2007-2008 were shattered by the National People's Congress Standing Committee's interpretation of the Basic Law in April. | | | Bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun spoke to more than 800 Catholics taking part Sunday in a prayer meeting to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the June 4 crackdown in Tiananmen Square, in Beijing. |
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http://www.sspxasia.com/Countries/China/NewsArchive7.htm
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| | Zen Will China Get a Pope? |
| | Of course, Bishop Zen has been vehement in his blasts against Beijing for the continued persecution of the Catholic Church in China, but that's to be expected. | | | Bishop Joseph Zen would make a superb leader of the Catholic Church, but the Catholic Church faces challenges that affect vastly greater populations of Catholics than the relatively minor problems of China. | | | One priest told me last year that "the Bishops are from Mainland China, the priests from Viet Nam and the congregations are mostly Filipina," referring to the high population of young Philippine guest workers in Taiwan's production lines. |
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http://www.heritage.org/Press/Commentary/ed041905c.cfm
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| | Asia Times Online - News from greater China; Hong Kong and Taiwan |
| | Bishop Zen, who vigorously has aired his views in support of early popular suffrage in Hong Kong, embarked on the visit - which is being called a personal visit to his hometown of Shanghai - in late April. | | | The invitation to Bishop Zen was extended by Shanghai Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian shortly after the standing committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) ruled out universal suffrage in 2007 for both Hong Kong's chief executive and in 2008 for its Legislative Council, known as Legco. | | | Another reason the trip was conspicuous is Zen's status as the Hong Kong Bishop. |
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http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/FE13Ad02.html
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| | Catholic World News : Hong Kong bishop: Vatican "anxious" for diplomatic ties with Beijing |
| | Bishop Zen says the Vatican has tried to discuss a restoration of ties with China in the past, but he says Beijing in recent years has not shown any interest in pursuing the matter despite visits by Vatican officials to the mainland. | | | Bishop Zen conceded that a switch to relations with Beijing would come at the expense of Taipei, with which the Vatican currently has diplomatic relations. | | | Many priests and laypeople, and even bishops, are members of the patriotic association in public, and of the underground Church, in secret. |
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http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=37782
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| | Foreign Correspondents' Club Hong Kong - The Correspondent - April-May 03 |
| | Zen said the Chinese government had become increasingly nervous in view of the open secret that two thirds of bishops in the officially recognized Catholic Church on the Mainland were already reconciled with the Holy See, which does not recognize Beijing diplomatically. | | | Bishop Zen Ze-kiun, leader of Hong Kong’s more than 200,000 Catholics, has long been a thorn in the side of the Beijing and Hong Kong governments on a broad range of issues. | | | Asked if the media had done a good enough job in their coverage of issues of social and human rights, the Bishop said: “Some good people in the Church tell me ‘Bishop, be careful, you are being used (by the media)’. |
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http://www.fcchk.org/correspondent/corro-apr-03/zen.htm
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| | BBC NEWS World Asia-Pacific Outspoken leader for HK Catholics |
| | Bishop Zen, who was born in Shanghai in 1932, was banned from visiting China after he had worked in mainland seminaries during the 1990s. | | | Bishop Zen, 70, has been a regular critic of the Chinese and Hong Kong governments. | | | A church spokesman said his deputy, Bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, would take over, as had been decided by the Vatican in 1996. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/2275478.stm
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| | Foreign Correspondents' Club Hong Kong - The Correspondent - June-July 2004 |
| | Concluding, Bishop Zen said: “It is wonderful that those who work in the media, and those who are concerned with human rights, should collaborate together so closely. | | | But Zen drew laughter when he reminded his listeners – some of whom, at least, may not have seen their role in quite such exalted terms – that their prophet status had a potential downside: “Maybe you are also ready to become martyrs?” | | | True to form, Bishop Joseph Zen, leader of Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic community and an indefatigable battler for human rights, spiced his wisdom with shafts of wit during his address to ceremonies marking the 9th Annual Human Rights Press Awards. |
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http://www.fcchk.org/correspondent/corro-june-july04/zen.htm
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| | HK bishop: Vatican willing to give up Taiwan for China |
| | Bishop Zen, who became the head of the Catholic Church in Hongkong last year, said: 'The Vatican has made it clear that it is ready for a compromise, ready to renounce diplomatic relations with Taiwan. | | | In his speech, Bishop Zen, a vocal critic of Hongkong's proposed national security law, repeated his belief that the legislation could be detrimental to the Church in Hongkong because it allows the authorities to restrict an organisation in the territory that is subordinate to outlawed mainland bodies. | | | HONGKONG'S outspoken Bishop Joseph Zen said yesterday that the stumbling block to diplomatic recognition between Beijing and the Vatican was what Beijing would allow the Holy See to do in China rather than the question of Taiwan. |
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/845596/posts
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| | Catholic News Agency |
| | Bishop Joseph Zen told his fellow bishops in Rome at the three-week Synod of Bishops that the “overwhelming majority" of Chinese bishops appointed by the government had now been legitimized by Rome, reported the Associated Press. | | | The bishop of Hong Kong said Friday that the ordination of Chinese bishops, appointed by the government but approved by the Vatican, is a breakthrough in relations between the Vatican and China. | | | The issue of appointing bishops has been a major obstacle in relations between the Vatican and China, but Bishop Zen believes progress is now being made in Vatican-Chinese relations. |
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http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=5230
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| | Vatican Watcher |
| | Despite the protests of the seven Catholic bishops of New Zealand, the station will transmit an episode in which a cardinal sees an image of the Virgin Mary bleeding and calls Pope Benedict XVI, who finally decides that the Virgin is having her menstrual period. | | | Bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun S.D.B. of Hong Kong, China | | | The bishops have called the 700,000 Kiwi Catholics to boycott the TV station. |
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http://vaticanwatcher.blogspot.com
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| | CNN.com - HK's 'Vatican agent' irks Beijing - Oct. 29, 2002 |
| | Recently inaugurated as the new head of the Hong Kong Catholic Church, Zen is happy to describe himself as something of a rebel. | | | He is one of the most outspoken critics of both the Hong Kong government and Beijing, a position that has led Bishop Joseph Zen to be called the conscience of Hong Kong. | | | In the often stale and staid political scene in the former British colony, Bishop Zen well and truly stands out. |
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http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/10/29/hk.bishop
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| | CNN.com - China warns cardinal-elect - Feb 23, 2006 |
| | Worship is allowed only in government-controlled churches, which recognize the pope as a spiritual leader but appoint their own priests and bishops. | | | Bishop Zen expresses goodwill after told to avoid politics | | | Zen, speaking in Hong Kong, said he doesn't think China considers him an enemy and he hopes to help establish ties between the Chinese government and the Holy See. |
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http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/02/23/china.vatican.ap
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| | The Curt Jester: Bishop (soon to be Cardinal) Zen |
| | Bishop Zen, 74, however, vowed to stick to his outspoken ways, saying he was too old to change his position on issues such as democracy and the rights of the persecuted underground Roman Catholic Church in China. | | | It sounds like what Bishop Zen is implying with his statement about his age and views, is that it doesn't matter too much what they do to him, as he is going to die soon anyway. | | | May Zen be a audible thorn in the side of China for years to come. |
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http://www.splendoroftruth.com/curtjester/archives/006532.php
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| | uighur-l China Daily attacks 'political' Bishop Zen |
| | But Bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun dismissed the article and said state leaders, who were liberal-minded, would not be "misled" into believing that the church had been wading into politics. | | | They are eager to put up political shows, coming to the forefront of the political stage and confusing their role as clergymen with that of politicians." But Bishop Zen said he was not concerned by the attack. | | | " If they look at me in detail, they will find Bishop Zen is actually very gentle," he said. |
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http://www.mail-archive.com/uighur-l@taklamakan.org/msg03864.html
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| | www.chiesa |
| | Il fatto di abitare a Hong Kong, col suo particolare statuto, consente al vescovo Zen di parlare ed agire in libertà. | | | Il vescovo Zen è convinto che questo retroterra è un´opportunità da non perdere: «Oggi come oggi, noi siamo i soli che possono dire la verità, sia per noi che per l´intera Cina. | | | I bersagli su cui il vescovo Zen concentra le sue critiche sono i seguenti: |
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http://www.chiesa.espressonline.it/dettaglio.jsp?id=6912&eng=y
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| | Bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun [Catholic-Hierarchy] |
| | Bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B. Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang] | | | Bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, S.D.B. John Baptist Cardinal Wu Cheng-chung † (1975) | | | Please contact the Bishop through the Diocese of Hong Kong [Xianggang]. |
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http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bzenz.html
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| | Beijing snubs papal funeral, despite Pope's regrets on not visiting China |
| | Bishop Zen, in an article in the Diocesan Weekly newspaper dated 10 April, said that Sino-Vatican relations did not centre on the Holy See's ties with Taiwan, but to Beijing's misapprehension of the appointment of bishops by the Pope as an "interference in internal affairs of China&;. | | | Bishop Zen in turn blamed the leader of the government-backed Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association as a stumbling block to relations with Beijing. | | | Zen added, "Even within the Taiwanese government there are people who sympathise with the Holy See, and the Holy See is confident that, in any situation that may develop, the Church in Taiwan would continue to enjoy religious freedom." |
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http://www.eni.ch/articles/display.shtml?05-0253
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| | Hong Kong bishop says new leader's faith no guarantee of good leadership |
| | Bishop Zen, who has become the symbol of Hong Kong's struggle for democracy, has on several occasions expressed his disappointment towards Mr Tsang, especially when the latter failed to speak out against the security bill and the measures taken against Catholic schools and free speech. | | | However Bishop Zen said: "Being a Catholic [is] not a guarantee that Donald Tsang Yam-kuen would be a good chief executive". | | | Donald Tsang's faith is no guarantee of good leadership, says Bishop Zen (AsiaNews.it 12/3/05) |
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http://www.cathnews.com/news/503/76.html
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| | Hong Kong polls rank bishop as 'Most Significant Person in 2002' |
| | One reader said: "Bishop Zen is courageous in naming the injustices. | | | Bishop Zen Voted 'Most Significant Person In 2002' (UCA News) | | | Several polls ranked Hong Kong Bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun as the territory's most significant person of the year 2002. |
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http://www.cathnews.com/news/301/69.html
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| | CATHOLIC PRESS PHOTO ON-LINE WEBSITE |
| | Pope Benedict XVI meets with delegates of the Churches, Bishops’ Conferences, communities and ecumenical organisations in Europe reunited in Rome for Third European Ecumenical Assembly, Clementina Hall at the Vatican, Gen.26, 2006. | | | Pope Benedictus XVI meets Bishop of Fanarion S.E. Agathanghelos (C) Director of "Apostoliki Diakonia" Theologic College (Greek Orthodox Church) during a private audience at the Vatican, Feb.27, 2006. | | | Meeting of the delegates of the Churches, Bishops’ Conferences, communities and ecumenical organisations in Europe Rome, Italy, 25th January 2006 |
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http://www.catholicpressphoto.com/daily.htm
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| | Catholic World News : China lifts ban on Hong Kong bishop |
| | Bishop Zen-- who has angered Beijing with his outspoken defense of democracy and religious freedom in Hong Kong-- visited his native Shanghai last week, meeting there with the local Catholic leader, Bishop Aloysius Jin Luxian. | | | "I appreciate the sincerity and friendliness mainland authorities have shown and I hope this is the first step toward more communication," Bishop Zen on his return to Hong Kong. | | | Hong Kong, May. 04, 2004 (AsiaNews) - The government of China has allowed Hong Kong's Bishop Joseph Zen to visit the mainland, lifting a 6-year ban, the AsiaNews service reports. |
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http://www.cwnews.com/news/viewstory.cfm?recnum=29335
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| | TIME Asia Magazine: 10 Questions for Bishop Zen -- Oct. 14, 2002 |
| | On the occasion of my ordination as bishop, I told people clearly that we consider both the underground church and the official church as our brothers. | | | Since becoming Hong Kong's number two-ranking Catholic prelate in 1996, Bishop Joseph Zen has been an advocate for human rights and religious freedom. | | | DAVID G. Hong Kong's new Bishop Joseph Zen |
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http://time.com/time/asia/magazine/article/0,13673,501021014-361778,00.html
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| | China's religion cadre to visit Hong Kong |
| | Ye Xiaowen, director-general of the State Administration for Religious Affairs, said Thursday he expects to meet with the Catholic bishop and the top leaders of five other religious groups during a visit to Hong Kong from May 26 to June 4, the South China Morning Post reported. | | | The head of China's religious affairs bureau will meet leaders of six major religions in Hong Kong this month, including outspoken critic Bishop Joseph Zen. | | | The head of China's religious affairs bureau will meet leaders of six major religions in Hong Kong this month, including outspoken critic Bishop Joseph Zen |
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http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=8fa0a80565640670
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| | ipedia.com: Hong Kong Basic Law Article 23 Article |
| | Outspoken Catholic Bishop Zen has been a key figure in the debate over the legislation: on 15 May 2003 he instructed his church members to resist the introduction of the legislation. | | | But his speech was criticized by some pro-PRC political commentators in Hong Kong, saying that the church should not be involved in political matters. |
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http://www.ipedia.com/hong_kong_basic_law_article_23.html
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| | Zenshuji Soto Zen Mission - Bishop Gengo Akiba |
| | Zenshuji Soto Zen Mission - Bishop Gengo Akiba | | | The blue shinning stars of clear night sky whispered, their understanding of cosmos to us all. |
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http://www.zenshuji.org/news_akiba_0402.html
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| | And Then You Die: An Aurelio Zen Mystery |
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http://www.strandmag.com/store_map_TSMOS.html
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| | The Catholic Review Online |
| | Copyright (c) 2006 Catholic News Service/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops | | | It has to be a decision of the heart and mind.” |
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http://www.baltcatholicreview.org/story3.asp
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| | News: - Bishop Joseph Zen Talkasia Transcript |
| | home > news Bishop Joseph Zen Talkasia Transcript | | | Arm Yourself with knowledge and be informed about the world around you. |
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http://www.blisswolff.com/news/Bishop_Joseph_Zen_Talkasia_Transcript.rss.html
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| | Myron Stolaroff provides a detailed and in depth review of the book Zig, Zag, Zen: Buddhism and Psychedelics, with discussions of the different opinions and theories that can be found in this great book. | | | Review of the Book "Discovery of Love: A Psychedelic Experience with LSD-25." By Malden Grange Bishop. | | | Our president wrote his own recap of the Basel conference which will be published in the upcoming Maps magazine; we will add it to our site after the magazine has been published and you will find a link to it here soon. |
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http://www.hofmann.org/whatnew
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