In China Catholics Can Worship Freely: Pope

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Pope Francis: 'The Danger Is That in Times of Crisis We Look for a Savior;' On Donald Trump, the Pontiff says: 'Let's see what he does, we can't be prophets of doom.'  El País, Jan 22, 2017.
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Three consecutive Q&A:

"Q. The Vatican's diplomatic machine works at full capacity. Both Barack Obama and Raúl Castro thanked it publicly for its work during their rapprochement. However, there are other cases such as Venezuela, Colombia or the Middle East, which remain blocked. In the first case, the parties have even criticized the Vatican's mediation. Do you fear that the Vatican's image may suffer for it? What are your instructions in these cases?

"A. I ask the Lord that he give me the grace of not taking any measure for the sake of image alone. Honesty and service, those are the criteria. You may make mistakes sometimes, your image will suffer, but it doesn't matter if there was goodwill. History will judge afterwards. And there is a principle, a very clear one for me, that must govern everything both in pastoral action and in Vatican diplomacy: we are mediators, rather than intermediaries. * * * [This paragraph does not mention China]

"Q. Will that Vatican diplomacy extend soon to China?

"A. In fact, there is a committee that has been working for years with China, they meet every three months, once here and once in Beijing. There are many talks with China. China has always had that aura of mystery that is fascinating. Two or three months ago they had an exhibition of pieces from the Vatican Museums in Beijing, and they were very happy about it. And next year they will come to the Vatican with their own exhibits.

"Q. And will you soon be going to China?

"A. As soon as they send me an invitation. They know that. Besides, in China, the churches are packed. In China they can worship freely.

Note:
(a) The "savor" in the title ins generic, not an allusion to Trump.
(b) El País
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_País
(daily; founded in 1976; published in Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan (not English); Headquarters Madrid)
(c) Spanish-English dictionary:
* país (noun masculine): "country"
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/país