Originally published at The Catholic Thing
The Holy See has announced a four-year renewal of its “Provisional Agreement regarding the Appointment of Bishops” with the Chinese government – an increase from the prior two-year renewals signed after the deal was originally struck in 2018. But while the Holy See’s brief statement praised the “consensus” reached on the deal’s future implementation, it is unclear if there has been any resolution of the various problems created by the deal’s implementation thus far.
