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By Andrea Gagliarducci, National Catholic Register, August 27, 2024
Andrea Gagliarducci is an Italian journalist for Catholic News Agency and Vatican analyst for ACI Stampa. He is a contributor to the National Catholic Register.
COMMENTARY: The Pope’s intervention in the dialogue with China’s communist regime suggests he might be willing to downplay religious-freedom concerns and compromise Rome’s diplomatic relations with Taiwan, to facilitate his desire to visit China.
Details always make the difference. Thus, it is not enough to read the Aug. 15 press release in which the Holy See Press Office announced that Cardinal Matteo Zuppi had a telephone conversation the previous day with Li Hui, the Chinese government’s special representative for Euro-Asian Affairs.
It is also necessary to read the press release from the Chinese side, which arrived one day before the one from the Holy See. The details and differences in these two press releases say much more than the official words — they indicate the specific will of Pope Francis with respect to dialogue with China. …
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