Cardinal Zen said that some Chinese government officials saw him as siding with the Vatican against his country.

Cardinal Zen has legions of defenders in the West, and even some on the mainland.

Mainland officials have occasionally suggested that Cardinal Zen makes intemperate remarks on the spur of the moment.

Eleanora's small, shadowy form led him back into the room in which he had first met her, Cardinal Zen's chapel.

Cardinal Zen held a special mass in the chapel on 7 May 2006.

I am embarrassed because our government ignored Cardinal Zen and invited me instead.

Yet, Cardinal Zen was blamed by the public for his inappropriate and irresponsible comments.

"Under the cloak of serving the church, they work to destroy her unity," Cardinal Zen said in his statement.

Chinese officials were not available after Cardinal Zen spoke.

"It is hard to understand how there can be people who obstinately work for destruction," Cardinal Zen said in his statement.