On this solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul – and a blessed one to all our readers – it is good to know that there are still principles for which the Church is willing to stand, even unto death: Last year’s agreement between the Vatican and the Chinese Communist government – details of which are not fully known to the public – is fraught with controversy. In ‘normalizing’ relations between the Church and China, it seems to be attempting the impossible, for how can one make normal the inherent abnormality – indeed, the deep, intrinsic evil – of Communism?
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