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Bp. Finn (D. KC-St.J): Will China Buy Our Silence About Persecution of Catholics?
From the most excellent Bishop of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Most Rev. Robert Finn, appearing on the blog of the Catholic Key. My emphases and comments.
Will China Buy Our Silence About Persecution of Catholics? – Bishop Finn
From the upcoming edition of … Continue reading
China (PRC): Government Bishop excommunicated by can. 1382
From VIS/News.va:
Statement of the Holy See on the Episcopal Ordination in the Diocese of Shantou (Mainland China) [Note the distinction of "mainland". The Holy See has diplomatic relations with Taiwan at a higher level than with the PRC.]
The following clarifications … Continue reading
Posted in Our Catholic Identity, The future and our choices
Tagged can. 1382, China, D. of Shantou
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Chinese bishops siezed in advance of another illicit consecration
A reader clued me into a story about another potential ecclesial train-wreck in poor China. From Sino Daily we read this, which originated with AFP:
Chinese bishops ‘taken away’ by police: report
(AFP) – 1 day ago
VATICAN CITY — Four bishops loyal … Continue reading
Declaration concerning the consecration of bishops without papal mandate… in China
From VIS:
DECLARATION CONCERNING EPISCOPAL ORDINATIONS IN CHINA
VATICAN CITY, 4 JUL 2011 (VIS) – The Holy See Press Office today released the following English-language communique concerning the episcopal ordination of Fr. Paul Lei Shiyin, which took place on Wednesday 29 June … Continue reading
AFP: China detains Vatican-backed Catholic priest
From Agence France-Presse:
China detains Vatican-backed Catholic priest
(AFP) – 6 hours ago
BEIJING — Chinese police detained a Vatican-backed Catholic priest and blocked his ordination as a bishop, a parishioner said Thursday, in a move likely to raise tensions with the Holy … Continue reading
Of Richard McBrien and the persecution of the Catholic Church in China
The gentlemanly Sando Magister has a must-read piece today at his site Chiesa called: Bishops Or Mandarins? The Dilemma of the Chinese Church.
Here is the introductory section of Magister’s piece, just to give you some context. Then I will give … Continue reading
Posted in New Evangelization, Our Catholic Identity
Tagged Archbp. Hon, China, NCFishwrap, Richard McBrien
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Chinese Family Planning Official Kills Man Over Forced Sterilization
A few days old, but this comes from Life News:
Chinese Family Planning Official Kills Man Over Forced Sterilization
by Steven Ertelt | Beijing, China | LifeNews.com | 4/7/11 1:53 PM
Seeking to enforce the one-child policy that involves forced abortions and sterilizations … Continue reading
28 Jan: St. Joseph Freinademetz, priest, missionary
Be sure to check this story at The Catholic Herald in their “Saint of the Week” feature.
This week they focus on Joseph Freinademetz, priest, whose feast is today, 28 January.
Fr. Freinademetz was a missionary to China who embraced the people … Continue reading
A Catholic (“Patriotic”) parish in China
The Holy Father spoke about religious liberty in his recent “state of the world” speech to the diplomatic corps.
I now want to draw your attention to an article in The Pilot, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston.
Think about what … Continue reading
What is going on in China?
In all seriousness.
John Allen, the nearly ubiquituous, fair-minded writer for the ultra-lefty NCR has a piece about what is going on in China.
Crackdown in China takes church ‘back to the time of Mao’
by John L Allen Jr on Dec. 10, … Continue reading
