Papua New Guinea officially declares itself 'Christian', so why are Catholics skeptical?

Lawmakers in Papua New Guinea have voted in favor of a constitutional amendment affirming that the Pacific island nation is a Christian country

Lawmakers in Papua New Guinea have voted in favor of a constitutional amendment affirming that the Pacific island nation is a Christian country.

The National Parliament of Papua New Guinea in Port Moresby. Brian Ireland via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0).

You might expect local Catholic representatives to be delighted. But you’d be wrong.

How Christian is PNG, s…