CIUDAD DEL VATICANO\/TOKIO, domingo, 11 junio 2006 (ZENIT.org).- La Congregaci\u00f3n vaticana para las Causas de los Santos ha dado recientemente su aprobaci\u00f3n a la causa de beatificaci\u00f3n de 188 m\u00e1rtires japoneses del siglo XVII.<\/p>\n
As\u00ed lo confirmado una nota difundida por la Conferencia Episcopal de Jap\u00f3n (www.cbcj.catholic.jp).<\/p>\n
De acuerdo con el secretario de la comisi\u00f3n episcopal encargada de la causa, el jesuita Fuyuki Hirabayashi, la ceremonia de beatificaci\u00f3n podr\u00eda tener lugar a partir de mayo de 2007.<\/p>\n
El presidente del episcopado japon\u00e9s, monse\u00f1or Jun-ichi Nomura –obispo de Nagoya–, y monse\u00f1or Francis Xavier Osamu Mizobe, S.D.B. –obispo de Takamatsu– (al frente de la comisi\u00f3n especial para la beatificaciones), visitaron las dependencias vaticanas con el padre Hirabayashi en enero y presentaron una petici\u00f3n firmada por todos los miembros de la Conferencia Episcopal.<\/p>\n
El cardenal Peter Seiichi Shirayanagi –arzobispo em\u00e9rito de Tokio– tambi\u00e9n present\u00f3 una petici\u00f3n similar a Benedicto XVI en persona.<\/p>\n
De acuerdo con el episcopado japon\u00e9s, a\u00fan se debe fijar la fecha de la reuni\u00f3n vaticana para la aprobaci\u00f3n final de la petici\u00f3n, pero el obispo Mizobe ha expresado que es pr\u00e1cticamente seguro que todo siga adelante. El pr\u00f3ximo paso ser\u00e1 la firma papal y la promulgaci\u00f3n del decreto de beatificaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n
El prelado program\u00f3 presentar en la Asamblea de junio de la Conferencia Episcopal japonesa el establecimiento de un comit\u00e9 especial para preparar la ceremonia de beatificaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n
\u00c9ste \u00abser\u00e1 un acontecimiento extraordinario para la Iglesia en Jap\u00f3n\u00bb –considera el dicasterio misionero a trav\u00e9s de \u00abFides\u00bb en una nota del pasado mi\u00e9rcoles–; \u00abla beatificaci\u00f3n de Petro Kassui Kibe y de otros 187 m\u00e1rtires japoneses\u00bb del siglo XVII \u00abllevar\u00e1 entusiasmo, inmenso gozo y consuelo espiritual al peque\u00f1o reba\u00f1o de fieles cat\u00f3licos en el pa\u00eds del Sol Naciente\u00bb.<\/p>\n
Entre los m\u00e1rtires de Jap\u00f3n ya est\u00e1n reconocidos Pablo Miki y sus compa\u00f1eros; Grazia Hosawaka, Ludivico Ibaragi, Michael Kozaki y Takayam Ukon.<\/p>\n
La poblaci\u00f3n de Jap\u00f3n se eleva a unos 127 millones de habitantes. La comunidad cat\u00f3lica supera el mill\u00f3n de fieles (m\u00e1s de la mitad de otras nacionalidades).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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