"Will Benedict XVI Visit Vietnam in January 2011?"

And after Vietnam, China?



Brief adaptation from Gerard O'Connell's article published by Inside The Vatican magazine, December 2009.


"The Vietnamese bishops, who met with the Pope in June, hope to see him in their country during a Jubilee Year proclaimed by the Church in Vietnam, And after Vietnam, China?

"When I put this question to Cardinal Jean - Baptiste Pham Minh Man, the archbishop of Than - Pho Ho Chi Minh (formerly Saigon) in mid - November, he smiled and responded, It is our hope, it is our wish.

"He recalled how before the Vietnamese bishops came to Rome last June for their ad limina visit, a senior official of the government's Bureau for Religious Affairs contacted the archbishop of Ha Noi, Msgr. Joseph Ngo Quang Kiet, who is also secretary general of the bishops' conference, and told him, Remember to invite the Pope to Vietnam! "

Sounds like a fine 'ole suggestion to me, hope both sides can work together to pull it off! :)