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Cardinal Parolin Defends China Deal as Vatican Prepares to
Renew Agreement
China was the subject of talks this week between Cardinal Parolin and the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who has argued that the agreement has failed to protect China’s Catholics from a crackdown on religious believers under President Xi Jinping.
Catholic News Agency Vatican October 4, 2020
MILAN, Italy — Cardinal Pietro Parolin defended the Vatican’s controversial deal with China Saturday, saying that all recent popes hoped for such an agreement on the appointment of bishops.
Speaking in Milan, Italy, Oct. 3, the Vatican Secretary of State confirmed that the Holy See was committed to renewing the agreement, which expires Oct. 22, saying it was “only a starting point” for better relations between the two states.
“For the dialogue to bear more consistent fruit it is necessary to continue it. On the part of the Holy See, therefore, there is the desire that the agreement be extended, ad experimentum [provisionally] as it has been so far, so as to verify its usefulness,” the cardinal said at an event marking the 150th anniversary of the presence of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions (PIME) in China.
Vatican News reported that Cardinal Parolin reiterated a statement by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, in February that Benedict XVI had approved the draft agreement on bishops’ appointments “which could only be signed in 2018.”
The Vatican Secretary of State addressed what he called “misunderstandings” about the agreement, which has been criticized both inside of the Church and outside of it. Critics argue that it represents a betrayal of “underground” Catholics who have remained loyal to the pope despite persecution and has prevented the Vatican from denouncing flagrant human rights abuses in China.
China was the subject of talks this week between Cardinal Parolin and the U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who has argued that the agreement has failed to protect China’s Catholics from a crackdown on religious believers under President Xi Jinping.
Cardinal Parolin said: “Some misunderstandings have arisen. Many of these arise from the attribution to the provisional agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China of objectives that this agreement does not have. Or from the bringing back to the agreement of events concerning the life of the Catholic Church in China that are extraneous to it. Or even links with political issues that have nothing to do with this agreement.”
“I recall once again — and on this point the Holy See has never left room for misunderstandings or confusion — that the agreement of Sept. 22, 2018, concerns exclusively the appointment of bishops.”
He acknowledged that there were “many other problems” facing the Church in China, which comprises more than 10 million Catholics.
“But it has not been possible to address them all together and we know that the road to full normalization will still be a long one, as Pope Benedict XVI predicted in 2007 [the year he wrote a letter to Chinese Catholics]. However, the question of the appointment of bishops is of particular importance. It is in fact the problem that has made the Catholic Church in China suffer most in the last 60 years,” he said.
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Vatican Defends Pope Benedict XVI's Bishop Accord With China
After US Backlash
Despite protests from the US, the Vatican stated that it is fully committed to pursuing continued dialogue with China in regards to bishop nominations.
Written By Shubham Bose Last Updated: 4th October, 2020 06:41 IST
Despite protests from the US, the Vatican stated that it is fully committed to pursuing continued dialogue with China in regards to bishop nominations. In 2018, the Vatican had entered into a historic deal with Beijing wherein the Chinese government would have some control over bishop nominations in the country. While the accord was signed by Pope Francis in 2018, the draft of the accord was approved by Pope Benedict XVI.
The Vatican stands firm against critics
As per reports, during a speech marking the 150-anniversary arrival of Catholic missionaries in China, Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, gave a comprehensive and tough reply to critics that have questioned its dealings with Beijing. The Vatican has stated that the accord it has with the Chinese government is an absolute necessity for the continued survival of the Catholic Church in China.
According to reports, Parolin has stated that as far back as during the time of Pius XII (1939-1958), Popes had attempted to open dialogue with China and discuss the topic of foreign missionaries. A draft of the accord that was agreed upon by the Vatican and China in 2018 was first approved by Pope Francis’ predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.
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https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/europe/vatican-defends-pope-benedict-xvis-bishop-accord-with-china-after-us.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_VI_Audience_Hall
The Paul VI Audience Hall (Italian: Aula Paolo VI) also known as the Hall of the Pontifical Audiences is a building in Rome named for Pope Paul VI with a seating capacity of 6,300, designed in reinforced concrete by the Italian architect Pier Luigi Nervi and completed in 1971.[1] It was constructed on land donated by the Knights of Columbus.[2]
It lies partially in the Vatican City but mostly in Italy: the Italian part of the building is treated as an extraterritorial area of the Holy See and is used by the Pope as an alternative to Saint Peter's Square when conducting his Wednesday morning General Audience. It is dominated by an 800-quintal (80-tonne) bronze/copper-alloy[3] sculpture by Pericle Fazzini entitled La Resurrezione (Italian for The Resurrection).[4][5] A smaller meeting hall, known as Synod Hall (Aula del Sinodo), is located in the building as well. This hall sits at the east end on a second floor.
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