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TEHRAN, September 22 - The Vatican said on Saturday it had signed a historic joint agreement with China on the appointment of Roman Catholic bishops, though critics say the accord is a sell-out to the communist government.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The Vatican said on Saturday it had signed a historic joint agreement with China on the appointment of Roman Catholic bishops, though critics say the accord is a sell-out to the communist government.
The Vatican said the accord was “not political but pastoral.” A Holy See statement did not mention Taiwan, which the Vatican recognizes diplomatically and which China sees as a renegade province.
According to Vatican sources, the accord gives the Vatican a say in the naming of bishops and grants the pope veto power over candidates. China’s roughly 12 million Catholics are split between an underground Church swearing loyalty to the Vatican, and the state-supervised Catholic Patriotic .
The possibility of such a deal had divided communities of Catholics across China, some of whom fear greater suppression should the Vatican cede more control to Beijing. Others want to see rapprochement and avoid a potential schism.
Source:aReuters
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