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Pope Francis’s Silence on Xinjiang Speaks Volumes
Foreign Policy ^ | July 29, 2020 | Benedict Rogers

Posted on 07/30/2020 9:58:21 AM PDT by ebb tide

Pope Francis’s Silence on Xinjiang Speaks Volumes

A pope dedicated to human rights has said nothing on China, thanks to a secret deal with Beijing.

It is Francis’s silence that shocks me most. Almost every Sunday, as he prays the Angelus, he rightly references some injustice somewhere in the world. He has spoken often in the past not only of the persecution of Christians around the world but of the plight of the Rohingyas in Myanmar; the conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Ukraine, and Nigeria; and religious freedom for all.

One country—and one country alone—is noticeable by its absence in his prayers and statements: China.

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TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; Religion & Politics; Worship
KEYWORDS: betrayal; chicoms; persecution; redpope

1 posted on 07/30/2020 9:58:21 AM PDT by ebb tide
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2 posted on 07/30/2020 9:58:54 AM PDT by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome.)
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To: ebb tide
He's not always silent on China...

3 posted on 07/30/2020 10:01:13 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt
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To: ebb tide
I don't suppose he will recognize the coming failure of the Three Gorges Dam as a chastisement?

Oh, wait....He'll blame it on Global Warming....

4 posted on 07/30/2020 10:29:31 AM PDT by G Larry (There is no merit in compromising with the Devil.)
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To: G Larry

It was said by an anonymous person close to him that he doesn’t even believe in the resurrection. I don’t know what to think anymore with this guy. Usually communists do not believe in God.

I don’t hold out a lot of Hope for the next Pope either if the ones that got to elect him are put in those positions by the current pope..

I am Catholic but it gets hard to donate after a while when you feel like your money is going to pay for pediophile lawsuits and the spread of Communism


5 posted on 07/30/2020 10:45:51 AM PDT by dp0622 (Patriots: Better stand tall when they're calling you out. Don't bend, don't break, don't back down.)
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To: dp0622
What is important is for faithful Catholics is to keep the faith!

Do not look for human solutions to the problems within the Church today.

God will fix it with the faithful remnant.

6 posted on 07/30/2020 11:50:06 AM PDT by G Larry (There is no merit in compromising with the Devil.)
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