Taiwan will send delegation to Rome in October
Taiwan News
Date: 2018/09/22
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The announcement by the Vatican Saturday that it had
The Vatican-China deal will not change Vatican-Taiwan relations, MOFA says.
The Vatican-China deal will not change Vatican-Taiwan relations, MOFA says. (By Central News Agency)
concluded a deal with China about the appointment of bishops will not affect relations between the Holy See and Taiwan, the Ministry of Foreign Relations (MOFA) said.
The Vatican is Taipei’s last remaining ally in Europe, while China has over the past few years lured five other diplomatic allies away from the island nation.
The announcement by the Holy See did not provide any details about the “provisional agreement,” beyond the already-known fact that it was meant to resolve disputes between the Vatican and China about who should appoint Catholic bishops in the communist country.
MOFA said the Holy See had assured Taiwan that the accord would not affect the 76-year-old official diplomatic relationship between the two. An agreement might improve the position of Catholics and the level of freedom in religion in China, MOFA stated, according to the Central News Agency. [FULL STORY]
