Bishop ordination to be speeded up

时间：2007-09-06 08:25:34

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Sept. 6 - The Chinese Catholic society is speeding up the process of selection and ordination1 of young bishops2 to better serve millions of followers3 in the country, a top Catholic leader has said.

 

Liu Bainian, vice-president of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic4 Association, said posts need to be filled to serve dioceses without bishops for a long time or replace older bishops in some dioceses.

 

There are 97 dioceses on the Chinese mainland, of which 40 do not have bishops.

 

"Many of the current bishops are old, with 30 of them above 80," Liu told China Daily.

 

"We are in dire5 need of bishops."

 

Chinese Catholics have been adhering to the principle of independent selection and ordination of bishops since 1958, when they cut economic and political relations with the Vatican.

 

About 110 have been ordained6 since 1979, most of them older bishops.

 

"The practice of ordaining7 young bishops only started in the late 1990s," Liu said.

 

Of the current 70 bishops, about half are around 40.

 

"We are quite slow in selecting young bishops because it takes time for young priests to become mature, be well trained and gain pastoral experience," Liu said.

 

"With more young priests gaining more religious knowledge and pastoral experience, we will certainly hasten the ordination of more young bishops," Liu said.

 

According to Liu, the key factor hindering an improvement in ties with the Vatican lies in what kind of bishops are to be selected.

 

"While Chinese Catholics want to select those with good religious knowledge and love toward the country and the people, the Vatican wants those who oppose the Communist Party (of China)," he said.

 

He went on to say that the Chinese Catholics cannot wait for the normalization8 of bilateral9 ties to nominate bishops.

 

The association has received proposals for the approval of bishops from six dioceses this year - from Guizhou, Guangzhou, Yichang, Beijing, Ningxia and Hohhot.

 

The Chinese Catholic Bishops College is still considering some of the proposals as "a review of their qualifications takes time".

 

There are about 5 million Catholic followers nationwide.

 
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1 ordination rJQxr     
n.授任圣职
参考例句：
  • His ordination gives him the right to conduct a marriage or a funeral.他的晋升圣职使他有权主持婚礼或葬礼。
  • The vatican said the ordination places the city's catholics in a "very delicate and difficult decision."教廷说，这个任命使得这个城市的天主教徒不得不做出“非常棘手和困难的决定”。
2 bishops 391617e5d7bcaaf54a7c2ad3fc490348     
（基督教某些教派管辖大教区的）主教( bishop的名词复数 )； （国际象棋的）象
参考例句：
  • Each player has two bishops at the start of the game. 棋赛开始时，每名棋手有两只象。
  • "Only sheriffs and bishops and rich people and kings, and such like. “他劫富济贫，抢的都是郡长、主教、国王之类的富人。
3 followers 5c342ee9ce1bf07932a1f66af2be7652     
追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件
参考例句：
  • the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
  • The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。
4 patriotic T3Izu     
adj.爱国的，有爱国心的
参考例句：
  • His speech was full of patriotic sentiments.他的演说充满了爱国之情。
  • The old man is a patriotic overseas Chinese.这位老人是一位爱国华侨。
5 dire llUz9     
adj.可怕的，悲惨的，阴惨的，极端的
参考例句：
  • There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
  • We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。
6 ordained 629f6c8a1f6bf34be2caf3a3959a61f1     
v.任命（某人）为牧师( ordain的过去式和过去分词 )；授予（某人）圣职；（上帝、法律等）命令；判定
参考例句：
  • He was ordained in 1984. 他在一九八四年被任命为牧师。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He was ordained priest. 他被任命为牧师。 来自辞典例句
7 ordaining 285c5859e1e50cc8997f13bbcddd677c     
v.任命（某人）为牧师( ordain的现在分词 )；授予（某人）圣职；（上帝、法律等）命令；判定
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8 normalization qnCzVH     
n.（normalisation）正常化，标准化
参考例句：
  • The visit signalled the normalization of relations between the two countries.这次访问显示两国关系已经正常化。
  • He was pleased to the normalization of relationship between the police and the people.他很高兴警方和人民之间关系的正常化。
9 bilateral dQGyW     
adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的
参考例句：
  • They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
  • There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

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