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Pope Francis Presented With Statue of Taoist Sea Goddess Mazu
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9/27/2024
A group from the Beigang Chaotian Temple in Taiwan has presented a gold statue of the Taoist sea goddess Mazu to Pope Francis at the Vatican, hoping the effigy will serve as a bridge between Christianity and Taoism.
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The head of the Roman Catholic Church has been presented with a statue of the Taoist
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sea goddess Mazu.
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A group from a temple in Taiwan gave him the idol.
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Cai Yongde, chair of Yunlin County's Beigang Chaotian Temple, presented a gold statue of
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Mazu to Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday.
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The temple hopes the statue will act as a bridge between Christianity and Taoism.
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The holy sea is one of Taiwan's 12 diplomatic allies and the only European one.
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The Beigang Temple celebrated its 330th anniversary this year and has been declared a National
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Heritage Site.
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