Posted on 07/31/2020 12:02:46 PM PDT by ebb tide
ROME — An American cybersecurity firm has said that a Chinese state-backed hacking group targeted and infiltrated the Vatican this year, in what the firm described as an espionage mission probably aimed at gaining an advantage in diplomatic negotiations.The reported hacking comes at a time when the Vatican and Beijing are looking into extending a controversial agreement on the process of appointing Catholic bishops in China. That provisional deal, signed two years ago, was aimed at healing a decades-long rift between the Holy See and China and eliminating a system in which some Chinese bishops pledged loyalty to the state, others to the pope.
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This month, Vatican-watchers noted that Francis, speaking at St. Peter’s Square, skipped over a passage in which he had been set to address Hong Kong. The Vatican has not offered an explanation of why Francis, who generally sticks to his prepared remarks, this time veered away.
Ping
What? We can’t have commies getting into the Vatican!
Oh, wait.
Ummmm....errrr...nevermind.....
Water Wet, Bear Woods, Pope . . . Catholic?
Reds gonna do what Reds gonna do.
Xi Jinping really had no reason to spy on the Vatican.
He could have easily called up his fellow dictator, the Red Pope, and asked how many more billions of Euros will it take to do my will?
But once revealed, that deal would be devastating to both parties. Better do it on the sly. Uncle Teddy comes to mind.
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