[NYer]

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[wideawake]

Again, I hope people remember this poor, elderly bishop imprisoned by the Communists next time some self-proclaimed Christian preacher from the West comes to China to hobnob with Communist officials and kiss their asses in public photo opportunities.

Bishop Jia Zhiguo is a Christ-promoter, not a self-promoter, and therefore he serves his Lord in a prison cell.

[Brytani]

Allowing China to host the Olympics games was as much of a joke as allowing Sudan on the UN Human Rights Panel.

Why the IOC made that particular decision is beyond me. What will China do when hundreds of openly open Catholic athletes arrive in China? Do they plan on arresting all of them? Do they plan on only allowing them to worship in a state approved mass that is removed from the Vatican? What about athletes of other religious denominations?

These questions have never been fully answered by the IOC or by the Chinese government as far as I know. Even with China's reputation for arresting Catholic's and Catholic officials, I don't see the IOC caring if one more Bishop is arrested. After all, it's all about money.

[Iris7]

Certainly the Peking government considers the Olympic Games extremely important. Internally the Games propaganda is most intense and widespread.