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Pope calls on divided Chinese Catholics to reconcile
VATICAN CITY, Sept 26, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Pope Francis called Wednesday
for all Chinese Catholics to reconcile, while admitting that a historic deal
with Beijing on nominating bishops may have caused “confusion”.
“I now invite all Chinese Catholics to work towards reconciliation,” the
pope wrote in a message to Roman Catholics in the world’s most populous
country.
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