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The beatification process of Cardinal Ignatius Kung Pin-mei has stalled, with the Vatican stating China-Vatican diplomatic sensitivity as the cause of the delay.

And currently, Red China is threatening to halt pharmaceutical exports to the U.S.

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Ping

[nickcarraway]

It would be an insult to the Chinese.

[Hieronymus]

Perhaps Ignatius doesn’t have the stomache to be raised to the glories of the altar by this Pope.

A fitting little irony that would tie up a historical loose end that ultimately resulted in ...

Four Spaniards and a Saint! (Or the Cinco Sanctos). The first post-Trent Canonization class.

[Svartalfiar]

Do you not have a link to the article? Your article goes to https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-francis-to-us-bishops-gay-civil-unions-are-acceptable

The excerpt bit says nothing about why this guy would be sainted in the first place. 30 years in Chinese jail is good and all, but to be sainted there are specific bullet points to be checked off.