“世界不要害怕中国的崛起”——教宗圣方济各访谈录

“The World Should not Fear China’s Rise”: An Interview with Pope Francis

前言 教宗一进来就感到了我的拘束——至少我有如此感觉——并设法让我放松.他是对的.事实上,我确实很紧张.我花了好几个小时反复推敲我打算提出的每一个问题之细节,而他也想有些时间来思考并斟酌如何答复.中国天主教徒只占中国人口的1％左右,因此,我请求采访的面非常广泛,涉及所有中国人民所关心的文化与哲学主题.我并不想触及宗教与政治问题,有关这方面的内容,其他教宗在其他时候已经谈及.

On January 28, 2016, Pope Francis gave an interview on China to Mr. Francesco Sisci, a veteran Asia Times columnist and a Senior Research Associate at the Center for European Studies of Renmin University of China. This interview covered broad cultural and philosophical issues concerning the Chinese people, 99% of whom are not Catholic. In the interview, Pope Francis acknowledged that China is a great country with an inexhaustible wisdom, albeit one that has gone through many difficult times in past centuries. The Pope believes that the Chinese have a great legacy of wisdom that will enrich the rest of the world and help everyone to find a peaceful path forward. Pope Francis expressed the sentiment that the Chinese are in a positive moment, and should not be afraid of this moment, nor should the world be afraid of China. The Western world, the Eastern world and China all have the capacity to maintain the balance of peace and the strength to do so. The interview offered a message of hope and encouragement from Pope Francis to the Chinese people, including both believers and non-believers. It received much attention following its publication, yet the Chinese version was not widely read in China's Mainland. The author hopes the interview may aid mutual understanding between China and the Catholic world.