For the Vatican The Problem Is… Cardinal Zen
Secretary of State Pietro Parolin doesn't want to see Cardinal Zen's arrest as “a disavowal” of the secrete agreement between the Vatican and China.
Parolin - an enemy of Zen - assured Zen of his support ("vicinanza") but belittled his arrest by saying that Zen “was freed and treated well.”
More than about Zen, Parolin worries about political implications expressing his hope that "initiatives such as this one will not complicate the already complex and not simple path of dialogue between the Holy See and the Church in China.”
Zen is an outspoken critic of Parolin's dealings with China. It is clear that the Vatican considers Zen as a troublemaker. When Zen was last time in Rome, Francis refused to receive him.
Picture: Joseph Zen, Pietro Parolin © Mazur, CC BY-NC-SA, #newsPhvhxyneto
Parolin - an enemy of Zen - assured Zen of his support ("vicinanza") but belittled his arrest by saying that Zen “was freed and treated well.”
More than about Zen, Parolin worries about political implications expressing his hope that "initiatives such as this one will not complicate the already complex and not simple path of dialogue between the Holy See and the Church in China.”
Zen is an outspoken critic of Parolin's dealings with China. It is clear that the Vatican considers Zen as a troublemaker. When Zen was last time in Rome, Francis refused to receive him.
Picture: Joseph Zen, Pietro Parolin © Mazur, CC BY-NC-SA, #newsPhvhxyneto