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Sino-Vatican Deal
Soiled hearts and bloodied fingers
December 02, 2022
The moral cost of the Sino-Vatican pact is far too great, argues Benedict Rogers
Cardinals Tagle and Parolin defend renewal of Sino-Vatican pact
October 24, 2022
On October 22 the Vatican confirmed it had renewed a deal with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) relating to the appointment of bishops in the country. Renewal of the 2018 deal has been fiercely criticised by Cardinal Joseph Zen (the veteran former Bishop of Hong Kong, currently on trial there on trumped-up charges) as well
Pope Francis has 24 hours to do the right thing
September 21, 2022
Pope Francis has a golden opportunity to make amends for his treatment of Cardinal Joseph Zen, set to go on trial in Hong Kong. The trial of Cardinal Zen has now been delayed after one judge tested positive for COVID. It is now set for September 21 instead. Zen – a long-standing critic of the
How can the Pope justify this?
September 05, 2022
As Taiwan honours Pope John Paul I, Vatican cosies up to China
Is the Catholic Church becoming more democratic?
September 02, 2022
Does the Synod on Synodality herald a new era of democracy, even as Chinese involvement in bishop-selection undermines papal power
Cardinal Parolin: has Francis’s ally dashed his chances of becoming Pope?
August 09, 2022
The battle for the next Pope may be shaping up to be a contest between a Filipino and a Hungarian, but Vatican Secretary of State, Pietro Parolin, is said to be a big favourite of Pope Francis when it comes to succession. Yet is the Italian Cardinal undermining his chances of succeeding the Pope? Cardinal
Will a future Pope have to undertake a pilgrimage of penance to China?
July 27, 2022
Even as Pope Francis is undertakes a pilgrimage of penance across Canada – apologising for past atrocities committed by Catholic clergy against indigenous peoples – he has indicated the Vatican’s deal with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), a regime known for its brutality and repression, will be renewed once more. Coming just after reports that
Could the Pope stop World War 3?
July 01, 2022
Could the Pope stop World War 3? No, this isn’t about Ukraine. Aside from the fact that ship largely appears to have sailed, the chances of the war in eastern Europe developing into a full-blown international conflict (currently) appear remote. The West has refused to impose a no-fly-zone, instead limiting itself to arming Ukraine, which
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