1 posted on
03/08/2006 11:43:40 AM PST by
NYer
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A month before his 90th birthday, at the 1991 consistory Kung ascended the steps of the Paul VI Hall to receive his biretta from John Paul. Despite the Pope's prodding him to stay standing, Kung knelt as the crowd of 6,000 rose and cheered wildly, drowning out the formula of conferral. 
In his chapel
Highlights from his life
2 posted on
03/08/2006 11:46:05 AM PST by
NYer
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To: NYer
Maybe it would be better if we didn't draw a lot of attention to this, or who it is. It's fun for us to speculate, but it could cost people their lives, or their ability to practice the faith.
5 posted on
03/08/2006 12:17:19 PM PST by
nickcarraway
(I'm Only Alive, Because a Judge Hasn't Ruled I Should Die...)
To: NYer
A la the cold war practice, we should have made a trade with the Red Chinese decades ago, Hans Kung for Bishop Kung!
8 posted on
03/08/2006 12:35:44 PM PST by
Ozone34
To: NYer
Wonderful story. Thanks for the ping.
9 posted on
03/09/2006 5:43:21 AM PST by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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