Questions about China deal

October 11, 2018
Charles J. Wallace
Novato
 
Re “Vatican reaches pact with China on naming of bishops,” Sept. 27:
 
The above-cited article raises numerous questions for us Catholics in the pews.
 
Why is the Vatican making a deal with a Communist state that does not tolerate religious freedom and that cuts crosses and tops off churches and mosques?
 
Doesn’t this pact run contrary to those from the church who were tortured and imprisoned for upholding the principles of the church and for their adamant resistance to fascist and Communist governments?
 
How can the Vatican justify the time and resources to send the Vatican’s secretary of state to China when it has more serious and pressing issues to resolve?
 
Why does the Vatican believe that China will honor their deal?
 
Why isn’t the Vatican listening to Cardinal Joseph Zen, retired archbishop of Hong Kong, who has resisted the Communist government and denounced the pact?
 
This so-called pact requires a full hearing of the world’s Catholics since this action by the Vatican is not an issue of faith or morals but rather and issue dealing with negotiations between sovereign states affecting the governance of the church worldwide.

 

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