If this deal turns out to be something good Obama will get the credit. But if it ends in disaster the Catholic Church will get the blame and lose credibility with the public.
Changes will be gradual, as they have been with other Communist countries. Nixon was roundly and soundly cursed for his opening to "China; those who cursed him observed over time and learned.
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