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Beijing (Fides Service) - “If John Paul II led the Church into the third millennium, Benedict XVI is leading her in the modern world with a steady hand and profundity of thought as we see from the Encyclical Deus caritas est, a landmark on the theological journey of the Church” said a Catholic priest in Beijing full of admiration for the work which he has read several times.
“I was moved from the very beginning, from the first paragraph. Deus caritas est is an important step in the history of the Church, a work which needs to be meditated and studied in depth. For me Deus caritas est is a milestone. It supplies the answers to many questions posed by non-Christians” said the priest who has read the Pope’s encyclical in the English version.
“I have read it several times and each time I thought, this must be in Chinese to help Chinese Catholics know the fundamental thought and teaching of this Holy Father. Certainly it is no easy task to translate a work of this importance and profundity. It calls for theological, philosophical, historical, cultural, linguistic expertise and an excellent command of the Chinese language. But above all it needs prayer: I believe to translate this work the translator will have to get down on his knees”. (Agenzia Fides 17/02/2006 Righe: 28 Parole: 283)
