Posted on 08/18/2019 7:09:07 AM PDT by marshmallow
Members of the Party and the United Front, university professors and patriotic bishops have transformed formerly "underground" priests into perfect "state officials". A report by the Patriotic Association.
Rome (AsiaNews) - "Is this still the Catholic Church?": This is the reaction of a young Chinese man to the text we publish below today in full translation, concerning the "formation courses" held in Beijing for the priests of the diocese of Mindong (Fujian) who joined the Patriotic Association. As already reported Mindong - which was to be the "pilot project" for the Sino-Vatican agreement - was given a new ordinary bishop, Msgr. Zhan Silu (formerly excommunicated, reconciled by the pope) while the underground bishop Msgr. Guo Xijin agreed to be demoted to auxiliary bishop at the request of the pontiff. Despite this, he was never officially recognised by the government because Beijing requires him to formerly adhere to an "independent" Church. Many priests - mostly from the underground branch - have not agreed to sign. However, a few dozen have. From July 21 to 27, the Party, together with Msgr. Zhan Silu organized an "internship" in Beijing for these men, where Party members, professors, and United Front cadres introduced them to the work of priests who have to carry forward socialism, sinicize the Church, love their country first and then religion, to develop "an independent, autonomous and democratic Church".
Below is a translation from the Chinese original of the report of those days, drafted by a member of the Patriotic Association of Fujian, Deng Wenlong. In perfect "political" style, the author lists Party leaders, projects prepared for priests, visits to Ma Yinglin and Guo Jincai (both formerly-excommunicated, reconciled by the Pope). What is most striking is that the Gospel is mentioned only once, the word "Jesus", never. As many experts......
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Answer is “NO”. The homosexual priesthood formed a conspiracy based on widespread molestation so broad that rooting it out will lead to/has led to destruction of the Catholic church. Slowley Church assets are being devoured by lawyers representing those who are or have been damaged. To the cynical, “catholic” now means nothing.
Germany had its “patriotic church” called the “Reichs Church” in the days of Adolf.
A holy priest, a holy bishop and a small flock and there is the church. We do not need the buildings or anything else.
A visionary in the church was told by the Blessed Mother that everything we see would be taken away and nothing we rely on would remain at the end, only the sign of her Son and the rosary.
I cannot recall the visionary.
What does that have to do with the faith in China under the new agreement?
When I see who the Pope is, I ask the same question.
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