Rome-Based Jesuit Journal Announces Launch of Chinese Edition

Breitbart ^ | 4/20/20 | Thomas D. Williams

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ROME — The Rome-based Jesuit journal La Civiltà Cattolica has announced the launch of a new edition of the magazine in simplified Chinese, Vatican News reported Monday.

La Civiltà Cattolica, which is tied to the Vatican, said the new edition is meant “as a gesture of friendship, given the increasingly important role that the Chinese language plays in the contemporary world within the global context.”

The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, praised the initiative as “fruit of the friendly encounter with the rich tradition of the Chinese people.” Cardinal Parolin has played an active role in the Vatican’s détente with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which resulted in a secret 2018 accord between the Vatican and the CCP regarding the naming of Catholic bishops in China.

“Therefore, I can only express from the depths of my heart my warmest best wishes and the fervent hope that your review in the Chinese language might become a solid instrument of mutual cultural and scientific enrichment,” the cardinal wrote in his letter to Jesuit Father Antonio Spadaro, the director of the journal.

Just prior to the signing of the Vatican accord with the CCP, the former bishop of Hong Kong, Cardinal Joseph Zen, called for the resignation of Cardinal Parolin, saying that the deal he was brokering amounted to an “incredible betrayal” of the Catholic faith.

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“The Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, praised the initiative as “fruit of the friendly encounter with the rich tradition of the Chinese people.”

China’s “culture” spans over 5,000 years. The Chinese Communist Party “culture” spans the last 50 years.

Their “encounter” has been with communists, not “Chinese Culture.” I’m guessing that is what they like about it.

Pope Saint John Paul II pray for us.