- Feb 5, 2002
- 166,683
- 56,299
- Country
- United States
- Faith
- Catholic
- Marital Status
- Married
- Politics
- US-Others
In an interview on “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo” that aired Feb. 1, Cardinal Joseph Zen presented his new book, “Cardinal Zen’s Lenten Reflections” and addressed recent controversial matters within the Catholic Church.
Zen credited his friend Aurelio Porfiri, who had some of the cardinal’s previous pastoral letters and homilies translated for publication, for making the project possible.
Asked about the sections of Cardinal Zen’s Lenten Reflections that speak about persecution, the 92-year-old bishop emeritus of Hong Kong recalled that “the Church is always persecuted.”
“Jesus said, ‘They don’t like you because they don’t like me,’ so we are going to be persecuted,” he pointed out.
Continued below.
Zen credited his friend Aurelio Porfiri, who had some of the cardinal’s previous pastoral letters and homilies translated for publication, for making the project possible.
Asked about the sections of Cardinal Zen’s Lenten Reflections that speak about persecution, the 92-year-old bishop emeritus of Hong Kong recalled that “the Church is always persecuted.”
“Jesus said, ‘They don’t like you because they don’t like me,’ so we are going to be persecuted,” he pointed out.
Continued below.
Cardinal Zen discusses his new book for Lent
In an interview with Raymond Arroyo, Cardinal Joseph Zen discussed his new book “Cardinal Zen’s Lenten Reflections” and recent matters within the Church.
www.catholicnewsagency.com