U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the Vatican “endangers its moral authority” by renewing the Holy See’s pact with Communist China. The Vatican disagrees, insisting that dialogue is a “process” and that walking away from the table because the other side does not give you everything you want at the beginning is akin to attempting a business transaction.

Pompeo v. Vatican over China
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