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Prophecy vs realpolitik: Has the Vatican chosen state over Church in China?

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Ed. Condon
Jun 28, 2021
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The Vatican’s foreign minister on Friday said the Holy See has not spoken out on the clampdown on freedoms in Hong Kong because there is no sense in the Vatican that such an intervention would do any good. 

The admission from Archbishop Paul Gallagher, who heads the Secretariat of State’s section for diplomatic relations, highlights the tension between t…

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