1st Lecture on Pope Francis Held in Chinese College

Global Times ^ | 6/19/19 | Li Ruohan

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Peking University held a lecture on Pope Francis and his vision on Tuesday, the first of its kind at a university in China amid improved relations between China and the Vatican.

During the lecture, Benoit Vermander, a professor of religious studies at Fudan University, shared the experience of Pope Francis, and also the Pope's vision, such as his call to care for the poor and marginalized.

He also introduced Pope's theological, ecclesiastic, social and ecological concerns and also how this Pope was different from others.

The lecture was hosted by Peking University's department of history and attended by 40 students and teachers.

Vermander said that a better understanding of Pope Francis' global outlook would help the Vatican and China work better together at international forums on global issues such as migration, the environment and peace education.

Pope Francis'outlook presents itself not as a " monologue"but rather as an invitation to dialogue among all stakeholders, so as to foster inventiveness, boldness of views and new initiatives, he said.

This is the first time that such a lecture was held at a secular university in China, Wang Meixiu, a research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Tuesday.

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He also introduced Pope's theological, ecclesiastic, social and ecological concerns and also how this Pope was different from others.

I can't argue with the above.

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also how this Pope was different from others.
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The ImPopester is very different from previous Popes.
The others believed in Catholic doctrine.
This guy is a communist.
No wonder the Chinese communists like him.