Vatican City, Jul 31, 2010 / 08:56 am
Reflecting on Cardinal Ivan Dias' July letter to Chinese Catholic clergy, Vatican Radio director Fr. Federico Lombardi on Saturday said that the invitation to them to lead lives of "holiness, unity and communion" must be that of the entire Church.
The letter to China’s Catholic clergy from Cardinal Dias, the prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, was released by Fides news agency on Thursday having already been sent to them earlier in the month.
Fr. Lombardi, speaking on his weekly editorial program "Octava Dies," said the cardinal’s "beautiful and important" message reminded priests and bishops to be men for God and for others.
Additionally, Fr. Lombardi pointed out, the prefect speaks of the importance of communion with the Pope and union between members of the Church to overcome divisions.