August 23, 1997
Subject:      Tu+` Gia'o Pha^.n Xua^n Lo^.c, DDu+'c Cha Nguye^~n Minh Nhu+.t Ke^u Go.i: Xin Tie^'p Tu.c U?ng Ho^. Chu'ng To^i\..... Pha.m The^' Duye^.t, Uy? vie^n Bo^. Chi'nh Tri., dde^'n ho`a gia?i\.
Tu+` Gia'o Pha^.n Xua^n Lo^.c, DDu+'c Cha Nguye^~n Minh Nhu+.t Ke^u
Go.i: Xin Tie^'p Tu.c U?ng Ho^. Chu'ng To^i\.....


Pha.m The^' Duye^.t, Uy? vie^n Bo^. Chi'nh Tri., dde^'n ho`a gia?i\.


(Xua^n Lo^.c - VNN) Theo ba'o Chi'nh Nghi~a, trong mo^.t buo^?i no'i
chuye^.n cu?a DDu+'c To^?ng gia'm mu.c (TGM) Nguye^~n Va(n Thua^.n
ta.i Gia'o Xu+' Nu+~ Vu+o+ng Ca'c Tha'nh Tu+? DDa.o Vie^.t Nam, ta.i
tha`nh pho^' Houston, tie^?u bang Texas (Hoa Ky`) va`o to^'i nga`y
23/7/97 vu+`a qua ve^` hie^.n ti`nh Gia'o Ho^.i Vie^.t Nam, DDu+'c TGM
co' nha('c dde^'n bie^'n co^' nha` ca^`m quye^`n Co^.ng Sa?n Vie^.t
Nam dda~ ca^'m ddoa'n ca'c sinh hoa.t cu?a ca'c Ho^.i DDoa`n Co^ng
Gia'o Tie^'n Ha`nh trong toa`n gia 'o pha^.n Xua^n Lo^.c.

Nguo^`n tin na`y ca(n cu+' va`o va(n thu+ so^' 1216/UBT dde^` nga`y
1/4/97 cu?a U?y Ban Nha^n Da^n ti?nh DDo^`ng Nai, do Pho' Chu? ti.ch
Nguye^~n Tru`ng Phu+o+ng ky' te^n. Va(n thu+ na`y ca'o buo^.c ca'c
ddoa`n the^? Co^ng Gia'o Tie^'n Ha`nh trong gia'o pha^.n Xua^n Lo^.c
la` "ba^'t ho+.p pha'p" va` ye^u ca^`u To`a Gia'm Mu.c Xua^n Lo^.c,
hie^.n do DDu+'c Cha Nguye^~n Minh Nhu+.t cai qua?n, "pha?i co' tra'ch
nhie^.m tu+. gia?i ta'n ca'c to^? chu+'c va` ca'c hi`nh thu+'c ba^'t
ho+.p pha'p hie^.n co' o+? ca'c gia'o xu+' trong toa`n gia'o pha^.n". 

Va(n thu+ ne^u ddi'ch danh ca'c ho^.i ddoa`n sau dda^y: 
Lie^n Minh Tha'nh Ta^m,
Huynh DDoa`n DDa Minh, 
Legio Mariae, Ho^.i Hie^`n Ma^~u, 
Ho^.i Gia Tru+o+?ng, 
Gia DDi`nh Pha.t Ta., 
Ba` Me. Co^ng Gia'o,
Thie^'u Nhi Tha'nh The^?.

Tru+o+'c ti`nh hi`nh nghie^m tro.ng na`y, Ho^.i DDo^`ng Ho+.p Ta'c
To^n Gia'o Vie^.t Nam Mie^`n Ba('c California va` quy' vi. dda.i
die^.n Co^.ng DDo^`ng Vie^.t Nam Mie^`n Ba('c Cali dda~ trie^.u ta^.p
mo^.t phie^n ho.p kha^?n ca^'p va`o chie^`u nga`y 13/8/97 dde^?
nha^.n ddi.nh ti`nh hi`nh, ddo^`ng tho+`i dde^` ra phu+o+ng thu+'c
dda^'u tranh va` ye^?m tro+. cu?a ha?i ngoa.i\. Chu+o+ng tri`nh ha`nh
ddo^.ng cu. the^? se~ ddu+o+.c Ho^.i DDo^`ng va` Co^.ng DDo^`ng co^ng
bo^' trong nhu+~ng nga`y sa('p to+'i\ . Ve^` phi'a Lie^n Ho^.i
Ngu+o+`i Vie^.t Quo^'c Gia Ba('c California, hie^.n cu~ng dda~ co'
nhu+~ng phie^n ho.p kha^?n ca^'p dde^? to^? chu+'c "Tua^`n Le^~ Ye^?m
Tro+. Tinh Tha^`n Tranh DDa^'u "Ba('c: Tha'i Bi`nh, Nam: Xua^n Lo^.c".
Mo^.t U?y Ban Pho^'i Ho+.p Co^ng Ta'c DDa^'u Tranh Ba('c Cali dda~
ddu+o+.c tha`nh la^.p, nha(`m ke^'t ho+.p ca'c co+ quan truye^`n
tho^ng vu`ng Ba('c California dde^? va^.n ddo^.ng cho nga`y ha`nh
ddo^.ng, nha(`m loan ba'o cho mo.i ngu+o+`i ta.i ddi.a phu+o+ng va`
the^' g io+'i bie^'t ha`nh ddo^.ng dda`n a'p da~ man cu?a nha` ca^`m
quye^`n Co^.ng Sa?n Vie^.t Nam va` tie^'p tay vo+'i nhu+~ng to^?
chu+'c, ddoa`n the^? quo^'c gia quye^'t ta^m tranh dda^'u cha^'m du+'t
che^' ddo^. phi nha^n na`y\.

Va`o nga`y 20/8/97, tu+` gia'o pha^.n Xua^n Lo^.c, DDu+'c Cha Nguye^~n
Minh Nhu+.t dda~ cho VNN bie^'t the^m mo^.t so^' tin tu+'c nhu+ sau:

Khi va(n thu+ cu?a Uy? Ban Nha^n Da^n ti?nh DDo^`ng Nai pho^? bie^'n
dde^'n ha.t Long Tha`nh, thu+.c cha^'t la` do Le^ Tu+ Huye^`n,
Tru+o+?ng Ban To^n gia'o ti?nh chu? ddo^.ng theo le^.nh trung u+o+ng,
thi` toa`n the^? gia'o da^n "co' pha?n u+'ng ra^'t ma.nh me~ va` ca'c
Cha dde^`u pha?n ddo^'i". DDu+'c Cha cho bie^'t du` chu+a co' pha?n
u+'ng na`o cu. the^? nhu+ng gia'o da^n dde^? lo^. ra ddie^`u ma` nha`
ca^`m quye^`n pha?i bie^'t "la` chu'ng to^i kho^ng u+ng ca'i ddo'".

Bie^'t kho^ng khi' ca(ng tha(?ng se~ ga^y ba^'t lo+.i, Bo^. Chi'nh
Tri. dda?ng Co^.ng Sa?n Vie^.t Nam dda~ chi'nh thu+'c cu+? Pha.m The^'
Duye^.t, Uy? vie^n Bo^. Chi'nh Tri., Tru+o+?ng Ban Da^n Va^.n Trung
u+o+ng, dde^'n gia'o pha^.n Xua^n Lo^.c ga(.p DDu+'c Cha Nguye^~n Minh
Nhu+.t; DDu+'c Cha Phu. ta' Nguye^~n Va(n Tra^m; DDu+'c Cha dda.i
die^.n Gia'm mu.c Nguye^~n Chu Trinh va` mo^.t va`i linh mu.c kha'c,
dde^? ho`a gia?i va` to? tha'i ddo^. ra^'t nhe. nha`ng, cho bie^'t
nha` nu+o+'c ra^'t mong hai be^n "trao ddo^?i vo+'i nhau" ddu+`ng ga^y
ra nhu+~ng thie^.t ha.i\. DDu+'c Cha nha^'n ma.nh vo+'i Pha.m The^'
Duye^.t ra(`ng nhu+~ng sinh hoa.t cu?a ca'c gia'o ddoa`n kho^ng co'
gi` ba^'t ho+.p pha'p dde^? bi. ca^'m ca?n.

Ve^` no^.i dung va(n thu+ cu?a Uy? Ban Nha^n Da^n, DDu+'c Cha cho
bie^'t ca'c vi. dda.i die^.n gia'o pha^.n dda~ no'i vo+'i Pha.m The^'
Duye^.t ba va^'n dde^` ro~ re^.t nhu+ sau:

Thu+' nha^'t, vie^.c la`m cu?a Uy? Ban dda~ "ga^y hoang mang, giao
ddo^.ng. Lu'c na`y ma` ra nhu+~ng loa.i va(n thu+ ddo' kho^ng ca^`n,
kho^ng co' i'ch lo+.i gi`, pha?i dde^? cho no' chi`m xuo^`ng luo^n. 

Thu+' hai ve^` chuye^.n na(m Tha'nh, ma~i dde^'n na(m 2000 mo+'i co'
nhu+~ng hoa.t ddo^.ng be^n ngoa`i , chu+' be^n trong ba^y gi o+` chi?
suy ga^~m ve^` chu'a Gie^-su, dda^'ng cu+'u ddo^` duy nha^'t, hay la`
tin na(m Tha'nh la` nhu+~ng ddie^`u dde^? ca^`u nguye^.n thi` cha(?ng
co' gi` ma` (nha` nu+o+'c) ca^`n pha?i quan ta^m".

Chuye^.n thu+' ba, na(m tru+o+'c co' so^' tie^`n du`ng dde^? giu'p
sinh hoa.t mu.c vu. o+? Ba~i Da^u, nhu+ng nha` nu+o+'c Co^.ng Sa?n
Vie^.t Nam la.i dde^` nghi. du`ng tie^`n ddo' dde^? xa^y tru+o+`ng o+?
huye^.n Tho^'ng Nha^'t, cho ra(`ng no+i na`y co' ddo^ng ngu+o+`i Co^ng
gia'o\. Nhu+ng "chu'ng to^i no'i ra(`ng thu+.c su+. so^' tie^`n ddo'
du`ng trong vie^.c truye^`n gia'o, theo y' nguye^.n cu?a nhu+~ng
ngu+o+`i hie^'n da^ng, va` vi` the^', xin ddu+`ng dde^` nghi. vo+'i
chu'ng to^i pha?i la`m kha'c vo+'i mu.c ddi'ch ban dda^`u".

DDu+'c Cha cho bie^'t ca? ba va^'n dde^` ke^? tre^n gia'o pha^.n
dde^`u tu+` cho^'i kho^ng thi ha`nh.

DDo^'i vo+'i ca'c gia'o ddoa`n bi. va(n thu+ ca^'m, thi` DDu+'c Cha
Nguye^~n Minh Nhu+.t cho VNN hay la` "nho+` Chu'a, ca'c sinh hoa.t
cu?a ho. cho dde^'n va^~n bi`nh thu+o+`ng". Tru+o+'c ti`nh hi`nh nga`y
ca`ng ba^'t o^?n ta.i ca'c ti?nh mie^`n Ba('c nhu+ Tha'i Bi`nh, Thanh
Ho'a, Nghe^. An, Ha` DDo^ng..., nha` ca^`m quye^`n Co^.ng Sa?n
Vie^.t Nam dda~ pha?i ti`m ca'ch la`m gia?m su+. pha^~n no^. cu?a
ngu+o+`i, ma` theo DDu+'c Cha thi` "ho. pha?i la`m sao the^m ba.n
bo+'t thu`".

DDu+'c Cha to? y' vui mu+`ng khi bie^'t DDu+'c Cha Nguye^~n Va(n
Thua^.n, gia'o da^n va` ddo^`ng ba`o o+? ha?i ngoa.i dda~ quan ta^m
ve^` so^' pha^.n sinh hoa.t dda.o gia'o nga(.t nghe`o o+? trong
nu+o+'c no'i chung va` o+? gia'o pha^.n Xua^n Lo^.c no'i rie^ng:
"Chu'ng to^i ra^'t la^'y la`m pha^'n kho+?i va` an u?i tru+o+'c su+.
hie^.p tho^ng, ddoa`n ke^'t vo+'i nhau\. Xin tie^'p tu.c u?ng ho^. va`
na^ng ddo+~ chu'ng to^i".

DDu+'c Cha co`n cho bie^'t so^' gia'o da^n hie^.n nay o+? gia'o pha^.n
Xua^n Lo^.c (go^`m ca? ti?nh DDo^`ng Nai va` ti?nh Ba` Ri.a - Vu~ng
Ta`u) co' ho+n 820.000 ngu+o+`i, la` gia'o pha^.n ddo^ng nha^'t o+?
Vie^.t Nam hie^.n nay\. Le~ ra, theo DDu+'c Cha, ne^'u kho^ng ma^'t
mie^`n Nam na(m 1975 thi` gia'o pha^.n se~ pha?i chia nho? ra dde^?
ca'c co^ng ta'c mu.c vu. co' hie^.u qua? ho+n, nhu+ng "hoa`n ca?nh
hie^.n ta.i chu+a thua^.n tie^.n dde^? la`m co^ng vie^.c ddo'".

Mo^.t trong nhu+~ng ddie^`u "chu+a thua^.n tie^.n" na`y, theo DDu+'c
Cha Nguye^~n Minh Nhu+.t thi` cha(?ng ha.n nhu+ nhu+~ng la^`n phong
chu+'c cho ca'c Linh mu.c dde^`u pha?i co' "y' kie^'n cu?a chi'nh
quye^`n"; vie^.c thuye^n chuye^?n ca'c Linh mu.c cu~ng kho^ng ddu+o+.c
de^~ da`ng; so^' chu?ng sinh va`o ho.c chi'nh thu+'c o+? DDa.i chu?ng
vie^.n Tha'nh Giu-se o+? Sa`i Go`n va^~n bi. ha.n che^'. "Hie^.n
chu'ng to^i chi? co' 45 tha^`y ddu+o+.c gu+?i ho.c o+? DDa.i chu?ng
vie^.n trong ba kho'a". Cu+' mo^~i 2 na(m thi` DDa.i chu?ng vie^.n
nha^.n mo^.t la^`n. Theo DDu+'c Cha, bi`nh qua^n mo^.t Linh mu.c
hie^.n nay pha?i phu. tra'ch 5.000 gia'o da^n. "Ca'c cha la`m vie^.c
la^u nhu+ nhu+~ng chuye^'n xe qua' ta?i, bi. ddau o^'m, gia` ye^'u ddi
nhie^`u la('m. La^`n na`y, o+? DDo^`ng Nai, chu'ng to^i dde^` nghi. 15
chu?ng sinh dde^? tie^'n chu+'c thi` chi? ddu+o+.c co' 5 tho^i", ne^n
kho^ng dda'p ddu+'ng no^?i so^' Linh mu.c che^'t.

Ma(.c du` gio.ng no'i co`n ra^'t tre? va` kho?e ma.nh, nhu+ng DDu+'c
Cha Nguye^~n Minh Nhu+.t, 71 tuo^?i, cho bie^'t nga`i ba('t dda^`u
ye^'u tu+` hai na(m nay sau co+n tai bie^'n ma.ch ma'u na~o, nhu+ng
"nho+` Chu'a thu+o+ng, va` nhu+~ng lo+`i ca^`u nguye^.n" ne^n dda~ qua
kho?i, du` tay va` cha^n tra'i nay cu+? ddi la.i co' pha^`n ho+i
ye^'u\.

DDe^? ke^'t lua^.n ti`nh hi`nh hie^.n nay, DDu+'c Cha Nguye^~n Minh
Nhu+.t cho bie^'t "luo^n luo^n co^' ga('ng du` co' nhu+~ng kho' kha(n.
Nhu+ng ma` chuye^.n cu?a Tha'nh Phe^-ro^ bao gio+` cu~ng ga(.p nhu+~ng
kho' kha(n ca?".....
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