Fr. Gerald Murray discuses Pope Leo XIV appointed an underground bishop as auxiliary of a key diocese in China, with the appointment also recognized by the Chinese authorities. The appointment, the first involving a mainland bishop under Leo, marks a departure from the previous pattern of episcopal nominations under the terms of the Vatican-China deal, with the pope making the appointment and the Chinese state subsequently agreeing to accept it, instead of the other way around.

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