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To: LauraleeBraswell

Could this be related?

"The Vatican said yesterday that Chineses authorities have carried out a new series of arrests of officials from China's illegal Roman Catholic Church.

The most recent arrest occurred Wednesday, when a priest was picked up in Hebei, the same diocese whose bishop was arrested Jan. 3.

In a prepared statement, the Vatican said security forces also detained the 86-year-old bishop of Wenzhou, Monsignor James Lin Xili, on March 20 and, two days later, a lay offical of the diocese.

China broke ties with the Vatican in 1951 and demands that Catholics worship only in churches approved by the state-controlled church group. Government churches do not recognize the pope's authority, although they acknowledge the pope as spiritual leader.

Many Chinese Catholics remain fiercely loyal to Rome and risk arrest by worshipping in unofficial churches and private homes."

 

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9 posted on 04/04/2005 5:50:25 PM PDT by Lokibob (All typos and spelling errors are mine and copyrighted!!!!)
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To: Lokibob

Keep up the good work Wal-Mart.These are the people you should be doing business with.


21 posted on 04/04/2005 6:16:25 PM PDT by em2vn
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