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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00:00The head of the Roman Catholic Church has been presented with a statue of the Taoist
00:05sea goddess Mazu.
00:07A group from a temple in Taiwan gave him the idol.
00:11Cai Yongde, chair of Yunlin County's Beigang Chaotian Temple, presented a gold statue of
00:17Mazu to Pope Francis at the Vatican on Wednesday.
00:21The temple hopes the statue will act as a bridge between Christianity and Taoism.
00:26The holy sea is one of Taiwan's 12 diplomatic allies and the only European one.
00:31The Beigang Temple celebrated its 330th anniversary this year and has been declared a National
00:37Heritage Site.