LONDON: 5th March 2006 -- Thanks to a communique from
Rualink (UK), we know that the BBC has just interviewed Cardinal-elect
Zen and clicking the above link will bring up that interview, about
five minutes of it, where he responds to questions on how he responds
to China's comment that he not be involved in politics - he gives a
simple and convincing answer to that one! He is asked about the
situation of Chinese Catholics and also about his feelings on hearing
of his appointment. He neatly sidesteps the question as to what
his preference would be - stay on in Hong Kong as Bishop after next
year's 'retirement' date, or come to Rome.
The same interview includes some reactions to the
appointment and then moves on to a fascinating interview with members
of a Franciscan mixed monastic community in Italy, further commented on
by Australian Jesuit and professor at the Gregorian, Fr Gerry
O'Collins. And then, why not keep listening to the programme just
a little longer, because after a rather longer interview with the
Archbishop of Abouja in Nigeria, and a professor from Lagos on
Christian-Muslim relations we find ourselves in Bollywood.
The Bollywood segment concerns a new feature film
which is making an impact in India, produced by Divine Word priest
Dominic Emmanuel. The film, called Aisa Kyo Hota Hai, presents a
public health message on HIV/AIDS but also on communal disharmony, two
issues confronting India. You will find this interview a lucid
explanation as to why the Church has chosen this method of getting a
message through...especially when the message contains the
controversial ABC approach. For more on this you need to listen
to the interview.
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