On Saturday, the Vatican announced that China had broken their agreement with the Vatican over the appointment of bishops. In a statement issued on Nov. 26, the Vatican expressed its disappointment with the installation of Bishop John Peng Weizhao as the "auxiliary bishop of Jiangxi," a diocese that is not officially recognized by the Vatican.
China Allegedly Violating Pact with The Vatican
According to a statement issued by the Vatican, Bishop John Peng Weizhao's installation ceremony in Nanchang, China, did not follow the provisions of the Provisional Agreement on the Appointment of Bishops or the spirit of dialogue between the two parties issued on Sep. 22, 2018, Vatican Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher Says 'Peace Only Possible Through Dialogue'
"Dialogue is the way of the best diplomacy," Pope Francis says
Pope Francis recently conducted an interview with America Magazine, in which he admitted that the Vatican-China relationship has had both achievements and disappointments, but that he is at a loss for how to conduct diplomacy in any other way.
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