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The Tablet February 24, 2021
A well-wisher is pictured in a file photo kissing the ring of Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin following his episcopal ordination last year at St. Ignatius Cathedral in Shanghai. (Photo: CNS/courtesy of UCAnews)
WINDSOR TERRACE Chinese priests in Brooklyn are taking a “wait-and-see” approach to reports the government in their homeland might be planning to ignore the renewed two-year deal with the Vatican over the selection of bishops.
A new set of “Administrative Measures For Religious Clergy” describes Catholic church leaders’ selection and ordination in China. However, set to begin May 1, these rules do not explain anything about the Vatican’s involvement in the process widely believed to have been part of the original deal.