President Tsai Ing-wen recently sent former Vice President Chen Jianren as a special envoy to the Holy See to attend the ceremony with his wife. During this visit, Chen Jianren has met the Pope three times, and the Pope said with a smile, “I know him, he He is the former vice president of Taiwan.”
“I know him, former vice president of Taiwan” Pope Chen Jianren meets three times
The embassy in the Holy See pointed out on Facebook yesterday (11) that Chen Jianren “meeted once more and once more” with Pope Francis yesterday. The first time was the second day of Chen Jianren’s visit, when he attended the first Pope John Paul I. (John Paul I) was honored at the Blessed Mass. Before the Mass, the Pope first personally received Chen Jianren individually; the second time was when Chen Jianren was awarded the Academician Medal by the Pope yesterday, and then each academician and his family members. All of them were given the opportunity to have a personal greeting with the Pope once more, and also created a third chance to meet with the Pope.
The embassy in the Holy See stated that when Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, was regarding to introduce Chen Jianren to the Pope yesterday, the Pope smiled and said, “I know him. He is the former vice president of Taiwan.” Embassy in the Holy See He pointed out that Chen Jianren’s three-in-one diplomatic tour of religion, charity and science to the Holy See saw him meet with the Pope three times in just a few days. relation.
All members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences met with Pope Francis.Photo / Retrieved from Facebook@Embassy in the Holy See
The Pope personally awarded the new academician’s badge to Chen Jianren: a great honor
At 11:00 yesterday morning, Chen Jianren and all the members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences met with Pope Francis. Card. Peter Turkson, the president of the Academy of Sciences, delivered a greeting to Pope Francis on behalf of the academicians, and then the President of the Academy of Sciences, Professor Joachim von Braun The Pope explained the theme of this year’s Pontifical Academy of Sciences. He also thanked the retired President Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo for his contribution to the Academy, and thanked the Pope for appointing Cardinal T as the new President.
In his speech, the Pope said that the establishment of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences is still rare among religions in the world. The Pope encouraged academics to use knowledge to make peace, to exhaust all scientific possibilities to avoid the scourge of war, and to pursue truth, freedom, dialogue, justice and peace.
After the Pope delivered his speech, he awarded the new academician badges including Chen Jianren one by one, and greeted and took a group photo with each academician and his family. Chen Jianren said that it is a great honor to receive the certificate of academician of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences from the Pope. In the future, we must take this opportunity to let the world see Taiwan’s scientific research achievements.
Chen Jianren and his wife.Photo / Retrieved from Facebook@Embassy in the Holy See
The Pope himself awarded the new academician badge.Photo / Retrieved from Facebook@Embassy in the Holy See
Editor in charge / Wu Yizhen
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