梵諦岡總算稍微搭上這波歐盟的見風轉舵了~
撇嘴: 香港教區何時代表中國教區了? 根本兩回事!
[ On Sunday, as Francis concluded a Mass at the Steppe Arena, he invited two Chinese bishops, Cardinal John Tong Hon, bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, and Cardinal-elect Stephen Chow Sau-yan, the bishop of Hong Kong, onto the stage.
Holding up their hands, Francis said: “I would like to take advantage of their presence to send a warm greeting to the noble people of China. To all the people I wish the best. Strive ahead, always advancing.” In a message to his flock, but also perhaps to allay Chinese government concerns, he concluded, “And I ask Chinese Catholics to be good Christians and good citizens.” ]
對西方軟和表態又一樁:
[ Bishop Anthony Sun Wenjun was ordained on Monday as the bishop of Weifang, in eastern China. That ceremony took place four days after the ordination of Bishop Thaddeus Wang Yuesheng of Zhengzhou, capital of the central province of Henan. Both ordinations were reported on the website of the government-controlled Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association, which oversees the church in China.
The diocese of Weifang is a new jurisdiction established by the pope to replace part of a missionary-era “apostolic prefecture” dating back to the 1930s. ]
梵諦岡趁機拉高姿態:
"教廷最高層負責人，包括長期被看作是梵中關係改善的重要推手的帕羅林樞機主教私下已經不再掩飾對中梵協議的批評。這些批評的聲音與很多來自中國當地的批評的相呼應。很多人指責中國當局不斷推動宗教中國化的努力引發緊張關係。一些觀察人士也向《十字架報》記者表示，中國政府在一些地區堅持對天主教信徒實施嚴格控制。多名主教去向不明。溫州教區主教邵祝敏據悉在今年1月被帶走。邵祝敏一直反對教廷與北京就主教任命簽署的協議。"
今天又多一位福建邵武教區的吳奕順主教：
“學者說，3例祝聖中最獨特的是山東濰坊教區，本不被中國承認，教廷1月29日在官方文件宣布，教宗去年4月20日就決定在山東設立新的濰坊教區，中國考慮8個月後接受教宗決定，「代表教宗不僅對中國主教任命有最後決定權，連對中國教區劃分都有最後決定權」。”
藏在閩北/邵武教區這個差異細節裡的政治角力暗流:
"新加坡大學亞洲天主教專家陳立邦(Michel Chambon)評論說：“聖座沒有選擇，溫和的教廷不會在中國政權面前呼籲反抗和犧牲。梵蒂岡宣揚中間道路，務實妥協，以便中國不再有地下教會。”然而，這位專家表示要相對地來看待中梵關係的緩和，他說，在吳奕順神父被任命的教區問題上，中國和梵蒂岡是存在分歧的：對中國來說，吳奕順是閩北主教，而梵蒂岡則說吳奕順是邵武主教。陳立邦表示，對羅馬來說，閩北教區根本不存在。"
@Perfume 但還是不敢提中國
@y11165 順便補一下梵諦岡面對的舊客戶流失問題:
"For centuries, to be Latin American was to be Catholic; the religion faced virtually no competition. Today, Catholicism has lost adherents to other faiths in the region, especially Pentecostalism, and more recently to the ranks of the unchurched. The shift has continued under the first Latin American pope.
Seven countries in the region—Uruguay, the Dominican Republic and five in Central America—had a majority of non-Catholics in 2018, according to a survey by Latinobarómetro, a Chilean-based pollster. In a symbolic milestone, Brazil, which has the most Catholics of any country in the world, is expected to become minority-Catholic as soon as this year, according to estimates by academics that track religious affiliation."
"The reasons for this shift are complex, including political changes that reduced the Catholic Church’s advantages over other religions, as well as growing secularization in much of the world. During the pandemic, evangelical churches have been especially effective at using social media to keep people engaged, said Mr. Diniz Alves.
Critics inside and outside the Catholic Church also point to its failures to satisfy the religious and social demands of many people, especially among the poor. Latin Americans often describe the Catholic Church as out of touch with the everyday struggles of its congregation."
恥笑梵諦岡: 跟魔鬼簽協議有甚麼用呢? 怎麼會期望魔鬼遵守約定呢?
"「亞洲新聞」報導指出，中國自封天主教上海教區主教，顯示中國官方教會並不同意梵蒂岡的選擇。梵蒂岡消息指出，這項主教任命是中國「單方面」行動，未獲得教宗同意，且上海天主教社群也對缺乏教宗授權的主教任命，表達悲痛和氣憤。
現年53歲的沈斌是江蘇南通海門教區的主教，在就職時絕口未提教宗，卻強調將堅決貫徹共產黨指示，堅持宗教獨立自主自辦原則，推動天主教「中國化」。"
https://news.ltn.com.tw/news/world/breakingnews/4260969