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Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the current bookmakers' favorite to be the next pope, is facing renewed scrutiny over a deal he made with China seven years ago.
The 70-year-old Vatican Secretary of State has long been in the running as a contender to replace Pope Francis as the head of the Catholic church, which explains why the 2018 deal he made with the Chinese Communist Party is once again under the spotlight.
Newsweek has contacted the Vatican, via email, for comment.
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The deal that Parolin engineered gave Beijing a formal say in the appointment of Catholic bishops in China.