The world needs Pope Francis to be fearless on China

The Washington Post | Rep. Mike Gallagher

"We want God!” chanted the hundreds of thousands gathered to see Karol Wojtyła, now Pope Saint John Paul II, celebrate mass near Krakow, Poland, in June 1979. Poland was entering its 32nd year of communist rule and the ground was shifting.

John Paul’s exhortation to the faithful to live in truth and stand against aggression helped end the regime. He often said these three words: Be not afraid.

As the Synod of Bishops meets at the Vatican this week to debate and advise the pontiff, those gathered should heed John Paul’s fearless example in their dealings with the Chinese Communist Party. This is not the course the Catholic Church appears to be charting.

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