Posted on 09/22/2018 11:23:09 AM PDT by ebb tide
The Vatican announced today that the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China have signed a “provisional agreement on the appointment of bishops,” allowing the faithful to “have bishops who are in communion with Rome but at the same time recognized by Chinese authorities.”
In a short communique (see full text below), the Vatican said the agreement is the “fruit of a gradual and reciprocal rapprochement” that follows a “long process of careful negotiation.”
In an accompanying briefing note, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had decided as part of the agreement to “readmit to full ecclesial communion” eight bishops (one of whom is deceased) who had been excommunicated because they had been appointed by the official, state-backed Church without papal permission.
The statement added that by lifting these excommunications the Pope “hopes that, with these decisions, a new process may begin that will allow the wounds of the past to be overcome, leading to the full communion of all Chinese Catholics.”
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Ping
By such logic, why can’t Trump appoint Bishops?
another betrayal by the commie pope
So Archbishop Augustine has been hung out to dry after years of torture and imprisonment along with so many other faithful priests.
Father Chen, Father Zhang, all of them betrayed along with the faithful.
Judas....
Did the Pope just throw out the Church’s belief and practice of Apostolic succession?
No.
“Peace in our time...” Where have we heard that before?
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