How Beijing Shanghai'd the ‘spirit’ of the Vatican-China deal
Does the installation of a bishop in Shanghai change things for Rome and Beijing?
Both the Vatican and the Chinese government have weighed in publicly after an installation liturgy for Bishop Joseph Shen Bin in the Diocese of Shanghai this week.
Both have, in their own ways, acknowledged that the move was a unilateral decision by Beijing.
The candor of official spokespersons is an interesting development in itself, but the reality of…