Church Ordains Bishop Against Vatican Wishes
From Times Wire Reports
China’s state-sanctioned Roman Catholic Church ordained a bishop, rejecting a Vatican request to delay the appointment.
China’s Foreign Ministry defended the official church’s right to ordain bishops without Vatican input.
The ordination could damage efforts to restore Sino-Vatican ties, cut in 1951 soon after the Communist Party came to power. One of the stumbling blocks has long been a dispute over who has the authority to appoint bishops.
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