An agreement signed on September 22, 2018, whose text is kept secret, under which the Vatican and the CCP agree to cooperate in the selection of bishops (who will be ultimately and formally appointed by the Pope) of a united Catholic Church in China. It should lead to a gradual merger of the Underground Catholic Church and the Catholic Patriotic Association, but resistances exist in both organizations.
A magazine on religious liberty and human rights in China
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