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On February 27, a Chinese Catholic church had its crosses, statues, and bell towers demolished
Gloria TV ^ | Gloria TV

Posted on 03/02/2018 3:50:45 PM PST by ebb tide

On February 27, a Chinese Catholic church had its crosses, statues, and bell towers demolished by order of Communist authorities. Before and after.



TOPICS: Apologetics; Catholic; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics
KEYWORDS: betrayal; chicomms; francischurch
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1 posted on 03/02/2018 3:50:45 PM PST by ebb tide
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To: ebb tide

You would think Christianity is not as big a threat as Islam over there.


2 posted on 03/02/2018 3:55:53 PM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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To: ebb tide

There is going to be a very big, very destructive war.

And it’s coming soon.

With Xi now declaring “President for Life” and all.


3 posted on 03/02/2018 3:56:26 PM PST by Celerity
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To: ebb tide

My hearty congratulations to Pope Francis for approving of the atheist communist Chinese government’s attack on Catholic Christians. I’m sure he will soon be awarded “hero of the Communist Revolution” medal for his full cooperation in betraying the Catholic Chinese people, whom he has abandoned.

(Yes, I am being totally sarcastic and deliberately insulting to Pope Francis, because, by this action he is betraying his role as the leader of the Church.)


4 posted on 03/02/2018 4:06:19 PM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: Celerity

They may have taken down the crosses and the symbols. Heck - they could even take down the building. I’m guessing some of the older Chinese Christians have gone through more than that - the government only strengthened the church.

I was at a missionary thing for a weekend (probably 20 years ago now). The Chinese speaker was saying how much their faith has increased - and that they are praying for American Christians to be persecuted so that our faith would increase.

I thanked the speaker for his interesting talk. And ended with “But - when you go back - can you tell them to stop praying for us!?”


5 posted on 03/02/2018 4:07:26 PM PST by 21twelve
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To: ebb tide
Par for the course for communists.

And now Xi is president for life.

Gehenna is going to fill up fast.

5.56mm

6 posted on 03/02/2018 4:09:41 PM PST by M Kehoe
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To: DIRTYSECRET

The back story is the building was unsafe for occupancy. The same as you hear about an internet cafe being shut down that had 100 computers and was a fire trap, nothing to do with internet censorship.


7 posted on 03/02/2018 4:27:57 PM PST by gunsequalfreedom
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To: ebb tide

Pope Che would approve.


8 posted on 03/02/2018 5:01:34 PM PST by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

“You would think Christianity is not as big a threat as Islam over there.”

Islam is not as direct an ideological threat to Communism as Christianity is. Communism and Islam might even be able to co-exist in a state to some extent. Christianity and Communism, however, will always be enemies. They forget Communism was create, in part, to overthrown Christianity.


9 posted on 03/02/2018 5:06:04 PM PST by vladimir998 (Apparently I'm still living in your head rent free. At least now it isn't empty.)
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To: ebb tide

Looks ugly.

Communism sells ugly.


10 posted on 03/02/2018 5:16:33 PM PST by TheNext
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To: reg45

It was probably an agreed pre-condition to Bergolio’s betrayal of China’s Catholics.


11 posted on 03/02/2018 5:18:28 PM PST by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome)
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To: ebb tide

Prayers.


12 posted on 03/02/2018 5:28:56 PM PST by Bigg Red (Francis is a Nincompope.)
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To: 21twelve

:)


13 posted on 03/02/2018 5:31:21 PM PST by laplata (Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
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To: ebb tide

So has Trump called his buddy Xi about this atrocity?


14 posted on 03/02/2018 5:37:55 PM PST by Midwesterner53
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To: ebb tide
China has a long history of humiliation-domination-humilation in almost predictable cycles...

That picture now...but when Xi's cousins are forced to erect a cross on the imperial palace...well, then you'll know you've missed the Rapture but you've won one of the First Battles...

15 posted on 03/02/2018 5:42:59 PM PST by StAnDeliver ( Parkland is the most massive failure in law enforcement since 9/11)
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To: Midwesterner53
So has Trump called his buddy Xi about this atrocity?

The question should be:

So has Bergoglio called his buddy Xi about this atrocity?

What does Trump have to do with it?

16 posted on 03/02/2018 5:43:47 PM PST by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome)
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To: GreyFriar

Thank you! I dislike this pope!


17 posted on 03/02/2018 5:58:57 PM PST by simonjo
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To: ebb tide

Trump is the most overtly Christian President in many years. That’s what it has to do with it.


18 posted on 03/02/2018 7:12:49 PM PST by Midwesterner53
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To: Midwesterner53

Trump’s not the one selling out Catholics in China; Bergoglio is.

Take your anti-Trump rhetoric elsewhere.


19 posted on 03/02/2018 7:16:57 PM PST by ebb tide (We have a rogue curia in Rome)
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To: ebb tide

“Take your anti-Trump rhetoric elsewhere.”


Huh?

.


20 posted on 03/02/2018 7:23:06 PM PST by Mears
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