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Pope Francis sparked a furor when he urged Chinese Catholics to be ‘good citizens,’ but experts say the Church, by its very nature, remains a thorn in the side of contemporary totalitarian regimes from China to Nicaragua.
WASHINGTON — During his recent state visit to Mongolia, Pope Francis used the small Asian democracy’s proximity to its vastly more powerful neighbor to send good wishes to the “noble Chinese people” and a message of reassurance to Communist Party leaders in Beijing.
Chinese Catholics should be “good Christians and good citizens,” said the Pope.
Likewise, he framed the Church as an ally, not a threat, to the Chinese government.
Jesus sought to address the sufferings of a “wounded humanity” through the proclamation of the Gospel and did not seek political change, he said, in a Sept. 2 address to bishops and other members of the Church.
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WASHINGTON — During his recent state visit to Mongolia, Pope Francis used the small Asian democracy’s proximity to its vastly more powerful neighbor to send good wishes to the “noble Chinese people” and a message of reassurance to Communist Party leaders in Beijing.
Chinese Catholics should be “good Christians and good citizens,” said the Pope.
Likewise, he framed the Church as an ally, not a threat, to the Chinese government.
Jesus sought to address the sufferings of a “wounded humanity” through the proclamation of the Gospel and did not seek political change, he said, in a Sept. 2 address to bishops and other members of the Church.
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The Catholic Church vs. Totalitarianism: What’s Changed — and What Hasn’t?
NEWS ANALYSIS: Pope Francis sparked a furor when he urged Chinese Catholics to be ‘good citizens,’ but experts say the Church, by its very nature, remains a thorn in the side of contemporary totalitarian regimes from China to Nicaragua.
