‘The Ostpolitik that Cardinal Zen criticizes, is, in fact, fruit of the Second Vatican Council. This is historical evidence that does not admit denials.’
The 88-year-old bishop accused Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin of 'a trilogy of murdering the Church in China' and 'manipulating the Holy Father.'
The Church 'accompanies you with prayer for a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit,' the pope insisted in a set of brief remarks during his daily Regina Caeli prayer.