Posted on 11/08/2021 7:17:53 PM PST by marshmallow
Bishop Shao Zhumin was consecrated bishop in 2011, and has been abducted multiple times since 2016.
WENZHOU, China (LifeSiteNews) — In what has become almost a regular occurrence, Chinese authorities have abducted the Catholic bishop of Wenzhou, a member of the underground church, and taken him “on vacation.”
AsiaNews reported that Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin, the Vatican-approved bishop of Wenzhou in eastern China, was taken away by the Chinese authorities October 25. The news had come from “sources on the ground,” wrote AsiaNews.
“Pray that the Lord will give him confidence and courage, that he will not be demoralized by what happened; pray also that he will remain healthy and whole, under the guidance of Christ, so that he may return to us as soon as possible to shepherd his flock; let us pray together,” read a message by Chinese Catholics.
UCA News reported that authorities stated Shao was being taken away for “tourism.”
The 58-year-old Shao was appointed coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Yongjia (Wenzhou) in 2011, with a Papal Mandate. He was then made bishop of the diocese in 2016 following the death of incumbent Bishop Vincent Zhu Wei-Fang.
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Sounds like a permanent ‘vacation’.
Where’s Frank?
Ping
“Where’s Frank?”
Frank is where he always is; he is GOOD with communism.
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