Nihil sine Episcopo: political tension and future diplomacy between the Holy See and the people’s Republic of China
Santucci, Matthew Joseph-Alfonso (A.A. 2021/2022) Nihil sine Episcopo: political tension and future diplomacy between the Holy See and the people’s Republic of China. Tesi di Laurea in Chinese studies, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Silvia Menegazzi, pp. 178. [Master's Degree Thesis]
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Abstract/Index
A historical overview of catholicism in China: from Matteo Ricci to Pius XI. Early mission activity in China: at the nexus of State and Church. The Chinese rites controversy, de propaganda fide, and the French protectorate. The century of humiliation and the rise of Chinese nationalism. Maximum illud, Celso Costantini and the indigenization of the Chinese episcopate. The legitimation of the nationalist government and the end of the Chinese rites controversy. The Catholic Church and communism: from Marx’s Manifesto to the new millenium. Communism as the root of all evil: from Pius IX to Pius XIII. Aggiornamento: the pontificates of John XXIII, Paul VI and the Vatican’s new approach to global diplomacy. From Mao’s cultural revolution to the transformative pontificate of John Paul II. Understanding the Holy See’s legal personality and position in modern IR. Into the new millennium: Sino-Vatican relations at the end of John Paul II’s pontificate. The structure and legal personality of the Holy See: conceptualizing the Pope’s foreign policy (framework) theoretical framework and in practice. The Roman Curia: the Holy See’s bureaucracy. The structure of the Holy See’s diplomatic corps and the tools of Papal diplomacy. Pope Benedict XVI’s 2007 letter to China: new low point in Sino-Vatican relations. The 2018 Sino-Vatican accord and the future of Sino-Vatican relations. The genesis of the administrative oversight in China religion in China. Understanding Xi Jinping (neo-Confucianism and centralization)–the virtuous leader? Sinicization of religion pre-2018: the growing structure and change to the religious affairs regulations. Habemus Papam: the historic election of Pope Francis and the 2018 Sino-Vatican accord. Xi Jinping’s accelerated sinicization: 2018 to the present. Cardinal Zen’s arrest, (dis)unity in the Catholic Church and the 2022 renewal. The current ecclesiastical landscape in China. Analyzing the effectiveness of the Sino-Vatican accord and the future of Sino-Vatican diplomatic relations.
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Bibliografia: pp. 160-178.
| Thesis Type: | Master's Degree Thesis |
|---|---|
| Institution: | Luiss Guido Carli |
| Degree Program: | Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52) |
| Chair: | Chinese studies |
| Thesis Supervisor: | Menegazzi, Silvia |
| Thesis Co-Supervisor: | Guahk, Youngah |
| Academic Year: | 2021/2022 |
| Session: | Extraordinary |
| Deposited by: | Alessandro Perfetti |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jun 2023 07:58 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Jun 2023 07:58 |
| URI: | https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/35969 |
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