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A new chapter of friendship opens up

Sep 27, 2018

The Holy See diffused a new message, with the invitation to “proceed with confidence, courage and foresight, with the dialogue long pursued” with the People’s Republic of China, “in order to grow in authentic friendship.” The recent agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China, signed a few days ago in Beijing– […]

The Holy See diffused a new message, with the invitation to “proceed with confidence, courage and foresight, with the dialogue long pursued” with the People’s Republic of China, “in order to grow in authentic friendship.” The recent agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China, signed a few days ago in Beijing– an agreement that unlocked the nomination of bishops and ratified the “readmission” to full communion with Rome of eight “official” bishops – is opening a new page of friendship which has now resolved the conflicts of the past. China and the Apostolic See – Pope Francis said in his message – “are called upon by history to an arduous but challenging task, so they may act more positively for the orderly and harmonic growth of the Catholic community in China and promote the integral development of society, ensuring greater respect for the human being also in the religious field,” and lastly, that “they shall work concretely to protect the environment in which we live and edify a future of peace and brotherhood between peoples.”

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