Posted on 11/04/2020 5:55:58 PM PST by marshmallow
The CCP ramps up intimidation and persecution of Catholics who refuse to join the Patriotic Church.
Eight Catholics nuns decided to leave their convent in the northern province of Shanxi this fall after repeated harassment and intimidations by local authorities. Because they used to live abroad, the nuns were under constant surveillance, but the order in August to remove the cross from the convent was the last straw.
“The cross is a symbol of salvation. Removing it felt like cutting our own flesh,” one of the nuns said. “Had we refused to take it away, the government would have demolished the convent.” The nuns were also told to purge all other religious symbols, resulting in the removal of all crosses and a dozen religious statues inside the convent.
“Officials declared us ‘dangerous persons’ and repeatedly harassed us,” the nun continued. “They asked us to write down what we had done since kindergartens and demanded to disclose everything we did over the past few months. They even wanted us to remember the license plates of the vehicles we used during our trips.”
Four surveillance cameras have been installed in the convent to monitor the nuns and visitors. There were even plans to install cameras in their dining room, kitchen, and laundry room, but the nuns managed to prevent this.
“Three persons, a police officer and two local officials, were assigned to keep watch over us,” the nun said. “They often went inside the convent to inquire about our activities, sometimes at night. The government even hired some thugs and ruffians to harass us. They would get into the kitchen while we cooked to mess around or act lasciviously, inviting us to have dinner with them.”
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I guess Nuns shall not pass? /runs away
Red Pope Ping
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I remember the nuns in the grade school I went to were pretty mean but not as mean as the ones I had in High School. That was 60 yrs ago and those old gals are probably still giving children nightmares.
Didn’t the Obama administration treat some nuns badly?
best math teachers I ever had were old fiery nuns...the best.....
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