June 29, 1998

DDu+'c cha Pha.m Minh Ma^~n ddo`i thay ddo^?i lua^.t le^. dde^? Ti'n ngu+o+~ng hoa`n toa`n tu+. do

ROME, Y' (Reuter) -- Ta^n To^?ng gia'm mu.c ddi.a pha^.n Sa`i Go`n ho^m Thu+' Hai 29 tha'ng Sa'u dda~ le^n tie^'ng ke^u go.i chi'nh quye^`n CSVN ha~y dde^? cho da^n chu'ng hoa`n toa`n co' ddu+o+.c quye^`n tu+. do ti'n ngu+o+~ng va` cu~ng ke^u go.i su+. ddoa`n ke^'t cu?a gia'o da^n trong gia'o pha^.n Sa`i Go`n.

To^?ng gia'm mu.c Pha.m Minh Ma^~n dda~ tuye^n bo^' vo+'i co+ quan tho^ng ta^'n Fides cu?a Vatican ra(`ng ca^`n pha?i co' su+. thay ddo^?i lua^.t le^. ta.i Vie^.t Nam dde^? hoa`n toa`n co' tu+. do ti'n ngu+o+~ng nhu+ng dda'ng tie^'c ra(`ng ddie^`u na`y tu`y thuo^.c va`o nhu+~ng ngu+o+`i kha'c va` gia'o ho^.i kho^ng la`m gi` kha'c ho+n ddu+o+.c.

DDu+'c To^?ng gia'm mu.c Pha.m Minh Ma^~n cu~ng xa'c nha^.n ra(`ng ca? phi'a gia'o ho^.i va` chi'nh quye^`n CSVN dde^`u muo^'n ca?i thie^.n mo^'i quan he^. giu+~a hai be^n tie^'p theo sau chuye^'n vie^'ng tha(m cu?a mo^.t pha'i ddoa`n to`a tha'nh La Ma~ ho^`i tha'ng Hai vu+`a qua#.

DDu+'c cha Ma^~n dda~ o+? trong so^' ca'c vi. gia'm mu.c ddu+o+.c ddu+'c Gia'o Hoa`ng John Paul II phong nha^.m ho^m Thu+' Hai, 29 Tha'ng Sa'u#.

DDu+'c cha Pha.m Minh Ma^~n dda~ ddu+o+.c cho.n la`m To^?ng gia'm mu.c ddi.a pha^.n Sa`i Go`n ho^`i tha'ng Tu+ na(m nay sau khi tra'ch vu. na`y dda~ bi. dde^? tro^'ng trong na(m na(m vi` nha` ca^`m quye^`n Ha` No^.i kho^ng chi.u cha^'p thua^.n ca'c dde^` cu+? tru+o+'c ddo' cu?a To`a tha'nh Vatican.

DDu+'c cha Ma^~n cho hay ti`nh tra.ng na`y dda~ a?nh hu+o+?ng dde^'n ca? ha`ng gia'o pha^?m va` gia'o da^n. Nga`i no'i, "Na(m na(m kho^ng co' To^?ng gia'm mu.c ddu+a to+'i ti`nh tra.ng ma` Chu'a Gie^ Su no'i trong bu+~a Tie^.c Ly sau cu`ng: Ha~y dda'nh ngu+o+`i cha(n chie^n va` dda`n chie^n se~ bi. tan ta'c." DDu+'c To^?ng gia'm mu.c no'i tie^'p, "To^i ca?m nha^.n tra'ch nhie^.m cu?a to^i la` la`m sao cho gia'o pha^.n tro+? ve^` vo+'i tra^.t tu+. va` tho^'ng nha^'t."

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