陈日君不看好梵蒂冈与北京的秘密会谈

choi

Today's news first.

(1) 陈日君不看好梵蒂冈与北京的秘密会谈. 法广, Nov 1, 2016.
http://cn.rfi.fr/中国/20161101-陈日君不看好梵蒂冈与北京的秘密会谈

My commht: This report has nothing new, as Cardinal Joseph Zen is out of the loop.

(2)
(a) Francis X Rocca and Chun Han Wong, Beijing, Vatican Weigh Pact on Bishops. Wall Street Journal, Oct 31, 2016 (front page).
http://www.wsj.com/articles/vati ... division-1477844997

Quote:

In the yet-to-be-approved deal "the pope would accept eight bishops ordained by the Chinese government without the Vatican's permission. But the deal would leave many other issues unresolved, including the role of China's state-run Catholic institutions * * * [as well as] the legal status of underground Chinese bishops loyal to Rome * * * The agreement would also mean the end of Vatican approval for ordinations of underground bishops, meaning that all new leaders of the Catholic hierarchy in China would be men acceptable to Beijing.

"The agreement would allow Chinese authorities to present a set of candidates for the role of bishop of a particular diocese. The pope would then choose among the candidates or reject all the options and demand fresh names. The Vatican would demand the freedom to investigate candidates’ backgrounds thoroughly as a condition for their approval.

(b) 钟辰芳, 台北：不反对梵蒂冈与北京对话. VOA Chinese, Oct 31, 2016
http://www.voachinese.com/a/taiw ... 161031/3573516.html
("台湾外交部星期一也表示，教廷并非俗世国家，对外关系首重全球牧灵与福音传播，它也非常关注中国地下教会教友受到的待遇，以及地上教会未能与罗马教会共融，教廷国务院长帕洛林枢机主教9月在与台湾副总统陈建仁会面时曾说，教廷与中国大陆的对话仅止于教会事务，并未触及政治与外交。不过它也说，将密切注意教廷与中国大陆的对话与互动")

My comment: That is the essence of the report. There is no need to read the rest.