....but if ye be come to betray me to mine enemies, seeing there is no wrong in mine hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.
1 Chronicles 12:17
"As part of the comprehensive deal, Pope Francis has decided ‘to readmit to full ecclesial communion the remaining ‘official’
Bishops, ordained without Pontifical Mandate.’
A Vatican bishop is rebuking critics of the Holy See’s controversial deal with China by insisting the nation, known for its flagrant human rights abuses, “observes the common good.”
Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, chancellor of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academies for Sciences and Social Sciences, had claimed in February that the Chinese are “those who are best implementing the social doctrine of the Church.”
In the “provisional agreement” signed today between the Holy See and China, the Church has agreed to officially recognize bishops of the “Patriotic Church” set up by the government.
Many Catholics have criticized the deal as a “sell out” by the
Vatican of China’s underground Catholic Church and its bishops, who have undergone great persecution to remain faithful.
Hong Kong’s Cardinal Joseph Zen called the deal a “complete surrender” that “giv[es] the flock into the mouths of wolves.” He has urged Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, to resign over it.
Bishop Sorondo criticized opponents of the deal on Friday ....“The critics are very strong in their position. They are loud, but
there are not very many of them. They are a loud minority,” he said. “In our interpretation, the critics are a little minority group of people, people who wanted to create trouble.”
The bishop went on to praise China for its fight against “poverty and pollution.”"Lifesite
1 Chronicles 12:17
"As part of the comprehensive deal, Pope Francis has decided ‘to readmit to full ecclesial communion the remaining ‘official’
A Vatican bishop is rebuking critics of the Holy See’s controversial deal with China by insisting the nation, known for its flagrant human rights abuses, “observes the common good.”
Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, chancellor of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academies for Sciences and Social Sciences, had claimed in February that the Chinese are “those who are best implementing the social doctrine of the Church.”
In the “provisional agreement” signed today between the Holy See and China, the Church has agreed to officially recognize bishops of the “Patriotic Church” set up by the government.
Many Catholics have criticized the deal as a “sell out” by the
Hong Kong’s Cardinal Joseph Zen called the deal a “complete surrender” that “giv[es] the flock into the mouths of wolves.” He has urged Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of State, to resign over it.
Bishop Sorondo criticized opponents of the deal on Friday ....“The critics are very strong in their position. They are loud, but
The bishop went on to praise China for its fight against “poverty and pollution.”"Lifesite