Vatican Learned of Installation of New Shanghai Bishop 'from the Media'
The Vatican said it gave no approval for the installation of the new bishop of Shanghai and only learned of the incident “from the media.”
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The Vatican said it gave no approval for the installation of the new bishop of Shanghai and only learned of the incident “from the media.”
China has again violated its 2018 agreement with the Vatican, unilaterally naming a new bishop of Shanghai without the Vatican’s approval.
The Chinese government 'ordained' a bishop to oversee a diocese that answers to the CCP, not the Vatican. How will Pope Francis respond?
Without Vatican consent, the Chinese government recently transferred Bishop Peng Weizhao, by Pope Francis’s appointment the underground bishop of Yujiang, to Jiangxi, where he will serve officially as an auxiliary bishop.
The Vatican issued a statement protesting Chinese decision to create a new diocese and transfer a bishop appointed by pope