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rthomas6 · 1358 days ago · link · · parent · post: Pope pulls speech on Hong Kong freedom, raising questions over pressure from Beijing
Why would the pope do that? China and the Catholic Church don't exactly have a good relationship.
ThurberMingus · 1358 days ago · link ·
The relationship has improved somewhat in the last couple years. Might be trying to preserve the gains. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/22/world/asia/china-vatican-bishops.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/world/asia/catholic-bishop-china.htmlThe Vatican said Saturday that it had reached a provisional deal with the Chinese government to end a decades-old power struggle over the right to appoint bishops in China.