Sino-Vatican relations at the century's turn
In this article we discuss Sino-Vatican relations which have not evolved from dispute into rapprochement. Changes in the international political landscape have added new complications to old questions. The course of this relationship has not been smooth due to the ideological questions. The Chinese...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2005
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Journal of contemporary China
Year: 2005, Volume: 14, Issue: 43, Pages: 353-370 |
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Catholic
B Conflict of interests B Einflussgröße B Religion B International political system B Vatikanstadt B International policy B China B Ideology B Catholicism B Marxism-Leninism B Religious organization B Volksrepublik China Vatikanstadt Bilaterale internationale Beziehungen Internationale Beziehungen Interessendivergenzen in den internationalen Beziehungen Interessendivergenz Ideologische Faktoren Religion Marxism-Leninism Religious organization Catholicism Katholiken Ideology Internationales System |
| Summary: | In this article we discuss Sino-Vatican relations which have not evolved from dispute into rapprochement. Changes in the international political landscape have added new complications to old questions. The course of this relationship has not been smooth due to the ideological questions. The Chinese Communist Party and the Vatican have been struggling for teaching authority over 12 million Chinese Catholics over the last few decades. The fundamental difficulty rests in the ideological incompatibility between the dialectic materialism embedded in Marxism Leninism and religious idealism. (J Contemp China/DÜI) |
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| ISSN: | 1067-0564 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of contemporary China
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