The elevation of Bishop Joseph Zen Ze-kiun of Hong Kong , who despite his role as a critic has played a leading role in the effort to open diplomatic relations between China and the Vatican , is the latest in a series of signals from Rome that the Roman Catholic Church wants to play a greater role in tending to the spiritual needs of mainland China 's 1.3 billion people , Vatican experts said .
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