China and Vatican to Extend Agreement on Bishop Appointment for Two Years, Bloomberg Reports
Bloomberg quoted two sources on 9 September as saying that the Vatican will renew its agreement with China on the appointment of bishops in the next few weeks. It is believed that the agreement will be extended for two years. The Vatican has declined to comment.
The Holy See and Beijing signed a provisional agreement on bishop appointment in September 2018. The Pope immediately recognized eight Chinese bishops chosen and consecrated by the communist authorities themselves. Pope Francis later stated that under the agreement, candidates for bishoprics will be recommended by the Chinese Catholic community and the authorities and submitted to the Vatican for the Pope’s appointment. Bloomberg quoted sources as saying that this secret agreement stipulates that candidates will be selected through elections and by a synod of bishops in China and submitted to the Pope, who has a veto, for final decisions.
This February, the Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi met with his Vatican counterpart Paul Gallagher in Germany. Wang said at the time that China is willing to deepen mutual understanding with the Vatican. Francesco Sisci, a senior researcher at Renmin University of China, told Bloomberg that China hopes to engage in exchanges with the Vatican, which China recognizes as a ‘soft superpower’ with the Pope being a voice to which everyone would listen.
Source: Stand News #Sep09
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Bloomberg quoted two sources on 9 September as saying that the Vatican will renew its agreement with China on the appointment of bishops in the next few weeks. It is believed that the agreement will be extended for two years. The Vatican has declined to comment.
The Holy See and Beijing signed a provisional agreement on bishop appointment in September 2018. The Pope immediately recognized eight Chinese bishops chosen and consecrated by the communist authorities themselves. Pope Francis later stated that under the agreement, candidates for bishoprics will be recommended by the Chinese Catholic community and the authorities and submitted to the Vatican for the Pope’s appointment. Bloomberg quoted sources as saying that this secret agreement stipulates that candidates will be selected through elections and by a synod of bishops in China and submitted to the Pope, who has a veto, for final decisions.
This February, the Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi met with his Vatican counterpart Paul Gallagher in Germany. Wang said at the time that China is willing to deepen mutual understanding with the Vatican. Francesco Sisci, a senior researcher at Renmin University of China, told Bloomberg that China hopes to engage in exchanges with the Vatican, which China recognizes as a ‘soft superpower’ with the Pope being a voice to which everyone would listen.
Source: Stand News #Sep09
#China #Vatican #Catholic #Bishop #Diplomacy
https://bit.ly/2FuNnMp
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Religious, Not Diplomatic: Holy See Reassures Taiwan over Reported Renewal of Vatican’s Bishop Appointment Pact with China
The Vatican has recently been reported to have renewed the agreement on bishop appointment it signed with China in 2018, due to expire this year. Neither the Vatican nor Beijing has confirmed the reports, while Taiwan’s foreign ministry said it had been closely following the Vatican’s interaction with China and had maintained close ties with the Holy See. Taiwan had also been reassured by the Vatican that there was nothing to worry about the agreement’s being extended, which the Holy See claimed to be a religious, not diplomatic, matter.
A report by Reuters quoted a senior Vatican source as saying on 14 September that Pope Francis had signed an agreement to extend the pact for two years. The Vatican’s state secretary Pietro Parolin said on the same day that the Holy See intended to renew the pact and believed it would be renewed. This was the first time in recent years that the Vatican has openly discussed its position on renewing the pact.
In Beijing, foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a regular press briefing that China’s relations with the Vatican had been improving and that China hoped to keep in touch with the Holy See for further development of their relations.
Source: Stand News #Sep15
#China #Vatican #Taiwan #PopeFrancis #Bishop #Agreement #Diplomacy
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The Vatican has recently been reported to have renewed the agreement on bishop appointment it signed with China in 2018, due to expire this year. Neither the Vatican nor Beijing has confirmed the reports, while Taiwan’s foreign ministry said it had been closely following the Vatican’s interaction with China and had maintained close ties with the Holy See. Taiwan had also been reassured by the Vatican that there was nothing to worry about the agreement’s being extended, which the Holy See claimed to be a religious, not diplomatic, matter.
A report by Reuters quoted a senior Vatican source as saying on 14 September that Pope Francis had signed an agreement to extend the pact for two years. The Vatican’s state secretary Pietro Parolin said on the same day that the Holy See intended to renew the pact and believed it would be renewed. This was the first time in recent years that the Vatican has openly discussed its position on renewing the pact.
In Beijing, foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a regular press briefing that China’s relations with the Vatican had been improving and that China hoped to keep in touch with the Holy See for further development of their relations.
Source: Stand News #Sep15
#China #Vatican #Taiwan #PopeFrancis #Bishop #Agreement #Diplomacy
https://tinyurl.com/yx8l8vgk