Cardinal Pietro Parolin (Credit: ANSA)
The Vatican’s Secretary of State discussed the Holy See’s relations with China in a new interview which is to be published in the January issue of Franciscan monthly magazine Rivista San Francesco.
“We are in a positive phase” and “I would go as far as to say that prospects look promising” even though the journey “has not come to an end yet”, said Cardinal Pietro Parolin.
Parolin is a diplomat who is well aware of how delicate certain negotiations are and he does not tend to exaggerate. But the response he gave to a question regarding the Holy See’s relations with China is confirmation that there is movement and that after the recent thaw in US-Cuba relations, Francis’ diplomacy is now turning its attention to Beijing.
Here is what Parolin had to say about the relations between China and the Holy See: “The journey was and still is long, marked by alternate phases and has not yet come to an end. It will end when God wishes it to.”
“I believe we need to adopt a theological approach with regard to our relations with China,” the cardinal added.
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Source:Vatican Insider