Posted on 11/26/2022 6:00:23 AM PST by ameribbean expat
VATICAN CITY: The Vatican on Saturday (Nov 26) accused Chinese authorities of violating a bilateral pact on the appointment of bishops by installing one in a diocese not recognised by the Holy See.
A statement said the Vatican learned with "surprise and regret" that the bishop of another district had been installed as auxiliary, or assistant, bishop in Jiangxi.
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Inconceivable.
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! China lied? Is the Pope Catholic? (Well, not this one.)
China to Vatican: your job is to shill for communist countries everywhere and shut up!
The Pope is one. Xi, like Mao...not so much.
LOL! Evil dealing with evil, and one party shocked when screwed over by the other!
He needs to read up on the Scorpion and the Frog.
Wait, a communist doesn’t keep [choose pronoun] promises? Unthinkable! (/s)
The woman I was going to marry ran off with a biker, and she wasn’t even a communist. But then the Pope’s engagements have not been marital ones, so he might be more naïve about such things.
Here’s my explanation, Frankie:
Qui cum canibus concumbunt cum pulicibus surgent. Seneca(?)
No honor among thieves.
"The Frog and the Scorpion"
"Silly woman, You knew I was a Snake when you took me in"
If you lie down with marijuana you end up with fleas? (/jk)
Exactly so.
His Holiness is shocked that the Chicoms did not honor the agreement.
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