Vatican Weighs China Deal, Raising Concerns of Siding With Communist System

Vatican Weighs China Deal, Raising Concerns of Siding With Communist System
Pope Francis holds the weekly general audience at the San Damaso courtyard at the Vatican, on Sept. 16, 2020. Yara Nardi/Reuters
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The Vatican is in the process of renewing its deal signed two years ago with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that recognizes CCP-appointed bishops as legitimate but the deal emboldened the regime to persecute Catholics more than ever.

The agreement between The Holy See and China, set to expire in October, allows the Chinese regime to appoint China’s bishops and grants the Pope only veto power.
Ella Kietlinska
Ella Kietlinska
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Ella Kietlinska is an Epoch Times reporter covering U.S. and world politics.
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