中国与罗马教廷的关系,历史悠远。早在元代,教廷使节蒙高维诺(Giovanni da Montecorvino)即于1294年来到中国京都汗八里,建立教会,并被教廷授与“东方宗主教”衔,统辖中国及远东教务。晚明以降,由于耶稣会士成功地运用了知识传教策略,赢得中国宫廷和官绅的信任,天主教由此大行中国。然而,好景不长, The relationship between China and the Holy See has a long history. As early as the Yuan Dynasty, Giovanni da Montecorvino, the envoy to the Holy See, came to Khan Bali in Kyoto, China in 1294 to establish a church and was awarded the title of “Eastern Patriarchate” by the Holy See, governing the educational administration of China and the Far East. Since the late Ming dynasty, the Jesuits succeeded in using the strategy of knowledge-based missionary work and won the trust of the Chinese court and gentry. As a result, the Catholic Church made a big move to China. However, the good news is not long,