Word: cantonal
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...eight Vatican-appointed bishops in mainland China, five are under house arrest and the fate of two others is unknown. That leaves Jesuit Dominic Tang, who in 1950 was appointed apostolic administrator, or temporary head, of the Canton diocese by Pope Pius XII and subsequently spent 22 years in a Communist prison. With church conditions improving dramatically in China, Tang was freed last year. Surprisingly, he also won the approval of the province's government to resume duties as administrator of his diocese...
Last week Pope John Paul II named Tang, 73, the country's only archbishop and formally assigned him to Canton. It was the Vatican's first permanent episcopal appointment in China since...
Betty Simon Canton...
...future is somewhat uncertain for the children of Canton. The latest historical revision of Chairman Mao and the insinuations connecting him with the evil Gang of Four have cast the basis of their parents' motivations into doubt. For them, as for their country, this is a crucial transition period, between the first revolutionary phase, led by Mao, and the second, which must function without--or in spite...
Perhaps they will know a powerful, industrialized socialist China in their lifetime. Perhaps they will see an overhaul of current policies that will completely alter China's direction. And perhaps they will know war. But for now, there is time for the children of Canton to spend with their families and with their friends...