Tagle defends Vatican for renewing agreement with China over appointment of bishops


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CARDINAL Luis Antonio Tagle has defended the Vatican's decision to renew its provisional agreement with China on the appointment of bishops. Cardinal Tagle said the Holy See signed the agreement "to safeguard the valid apostolic succession and the sacramental nature of the Catholic Church in China." "And this can reassure, comfort, and enliven baptized Catholics in China," Tagle said in an interview published this week on the Vatican's official media channels. The Vatican had announced that it had renewed its agreement with China for an additional two years on the same weekend that Chinese President Xi Jinping secured a third...