A Chinese bishop has resigned after the Vatican announced plans to renew its pact with China. This is a move which observers say is a setback to China’s hopes of implementing the deal smoothly. The deal was signed secretly in September 2018, and no details have yet been released. Its key provision is believed to Read more
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Vatican is “badly wrong about China”
Monday, March 2nd, 2020
The Vatican has “got it badly wrong about China” in its efforts at rapprochement with the administration of Xi Jingping, says Hong Kong’s last governor, Baron Patten of Barnes. “It is very sad, but under Xi Jingping things have gone backwards in China,” he said. For the Vatican to try and drive for a normalisation Read more