China Welcomes The Vatican
The BBC News Agency featured an article today concerning a renewed effort by China's state sponsored Catholic Church to mend its tensioned ties with the Vatican. One announcement featured in the article was that the newly elected Pope would be writing a letter specifically addressing Catholics residing within the People's Republic of China.
From the article:
"I hope and I also believe that the Pope's letter will show his love of China's churches," Liu said in a telephone interview Monday. "I am hopeful that it can improve Chinese-Vatican ties."
Liu Bainian is the director of the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, basically China's state sponsored catholic church, which is separate from the Vatican in much the same way the Anglican Church of England is in Great Britain.
I think this is a very important step forward for the two churches, towards possibly uniting at some point in the future. Previously there had been little to no dialogue between the two Catholic entities, which is rediculous considering they both fall under the same banner of catholicism. Creating a dialogue is an important step forward.
Brandon J
From the article:
"I hope and I also believe that the Pope's letter will show his love of China's churches," Liu said in a telephone interview Monday. "I am hopeful that it can improve Chinese-Vatican ties."
Liu Bainian is the director of the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, basically China's state sponsored catholic church, which is separate from the Vatican in much the same way the Anglican Church of England is in Great Britain.
I think this is a very important step forward for the two churches, towards possibly uniting at some point in the future. Previously there had been little to no dialogue between the two Catholic entities, which is rediculous considering they both fall under the same banner of catholicism. Creating a dialogue is an important step forward.
Brandon J
posted by Brandon J at 10:37 PM
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