Dear Mrs. Madeleine Korbel Albright,
I am very sorry to interrupt you time; anxiety disturb me for a long time, because of
the future of Taiwan still instability. The letter would be a "comfort pill" for
me, whether you read it or not; our T.T. foundation appreciate your kindness always.
It is very hard for Taiwan to face Communist Chinese's rude manners. Taiwan's cardinal
Paul Shan Kuo-hsi "humbly" called on the Communist Chinese authorities here
Tuesday (April 21, 1998.) to allow greater religious freedoms to practicing Roman
Catholics in mainland China.
"The communion of the local church with the universal church and her visible head,
the Pope, the successor of Peter, is an essential part of the Catholic faith." Shan
told the Vatican's synod on Asia. "Therefore, we humbly request the People's Republic
of China to kindly allow our Catholic brethren to practice their Catholic faith freely,
according to their conscience" he said.
Beijing refuse to recognize the Roman Catholic church , and only allows Catholic to
worship under the auspicious of the state-controlled Chinese Catholic Patriotic
Association.
However, overseas groups estimate there are 10 million pro-Vatican worships in mainland
China. Most of Catholics are not belongs to Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association. They
are decided to many small group by threat of police and authorities. Mainland China
maintained relations with the Vatican until 1957 when the Pope excommunicated two Chinese
bishops appointed by the Communist regime.
The communist Chinese government now insist that the Holy See must officially cut ties
with rival Taiwan in order to re-establish official links, with Beijing.
However, the head of the Patriotic Association in China Bishop Michael Fu. Tieshan told
journalists in Beijing that he had as yet received no formal invitation from the Pope.
Pope John Paul II said Sunday (April 19, 1998) he had invited two mainland Chinese Bishops
to attend the two-month synod. Which aims to examine the Roman Catholic Church's future in
Asia.
At the beginning we aimed not at independence. But the injustice of Beijing has driven
us to arms. I hope to share Chinese world and will to unify in democratic condition.