Vatican and Beijing sign deal on the appointment of bishops, critics upset
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/sep/22/vatican-pope-francis-agreement-with-china-nominating-bishops
In Beijing, the foreign ministry put out a statement saying: “China and the Vatican will continue to maintain communications and push forward the process of improving relations between the two sides.”
But the deal was denounced by critics as a sellout to the communist government. “They’re [sending] the flock into the mouths of the wolves. It’s an incredible betrayal,” Cardinal Joseph Zen, the former archbishop of Hong Kong who has led the opposition to the deal, told Reuters.
The Vatican said that, as part of the deal, the pope would recognize seven Chinese bishops who were appointed by Beijing without the Vatican’s approval, and were excommunicated as illegitimate. Sources told Reuters the accord gave the Vatican a say in the naming of bishops and granted the pope veto power over candidates. China’s Catholics are split between an underground church swearing loyalty to the Vatican, and the state-supervised Catholic Patriotic Association (CPA).
Jesus christ, why didn't they do the same for the Urghyr Muslims instead of genocide?
My guess is that Catholics in China are mostly Han Chinese and spread throughout the country while the Urghyr Muslims are a separate ethnic group, in a small region, on the peripheral of the country.
They did both. They've done the same thing with Tibetan Buddhism as well, established a religious association that's loyal to the party, and eradicated those who didn't fall in line.
because islam is not a chinese value and their relationships with middle east countries won't be affected.
this is still absolutely shitty. that veto power is pretty much useless as I doubt the government will even recognize it if it was ever used.
I know the church has always had to be pragmatic but this is not a great way moving forward.
History.
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