(Christopher White, Crux) When the Vatican on Nov. 26 issued
a public criticism of the Chinese government's transfer of a Catholic
bishop to a diocese not recognized by the Holy See, it was the first
time the Vatican explicitly challenged the Chinese government since
entering into a bilateral agreement
in 2018 over the appointment of bishops in the country. For some human
rights advocates and religious freedom experts, they hope this noted
shift in Rome's posture toward Beijing is one that will continue.
"The China of 2018 is far different from the China of 2022," observed Stephen Schneck,
a commissioner of the United States Commission on International
Religious Freedom. (...)
