These days the question requires careful thought: is the Pope Catholic?

(The companion question to the one above so far remains free from controversy.)

From Breitbart:

ROME — The editors of the Wall Street Journal have published a searing indictment of Pope Francis, insisting he has undermined the Church’s moral authority by pandering to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

The case in point is the Vatican’s renewal Saturday of its secret agreement with the CCP on the appointment of bishops in the country, which since its inception in 2018 has resulted in the ordination of just 6 bishops, despite some 36 vacant episcopal sees.

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Pope Francis, “who is so critical of the U.S. and capitalism, is silent on China,” the essay asserts . . . Indeed, during his nearly eight years as pope, Francis has carefully avoided doing or saying anything that could be construed as criticism of Chinese leadership, including the CCP’s crackdown on Christian churches, its brutal suppression of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, and its horrific genocide of Muslim Uyghurs in the Xinjiang region.

Just who does this man serve? It seems he revels in being the contrarian, taking the opposite tack of that expected of a pontiff.

Bickerstaff is tempted to ask another well known question, this one posed by Henry II. He will however leave off, lest he receive an unwanted visit from the authorities.

With thanks to GWR.