Posted on 04/25/2023 6:35:03 PM PDT by marshmallow
Information and news about Father Xie Tianming of Baoding Diocese in Hebei province are extremely limited
A Catholic priest in China who went missing recently has reportedly joined the state-sanctioned church and is now undergoing the compulsory process of “political indoctrination” as a part of the joining process, says a rights group.
Father Xie Tianming of Baoding Diocese in Hebei province was taken to an undisclosed location by authorities on April 10 for “political re-education” after he agreed to join the state-controlled church, ChinaAid reported on April 19.
The re-education process includes long-term supervision by authorities until the clerics prove that they have changed their mindset in line with the religious policies of the Chinese Communist Party.
The present details of Father Xie are not available due to information blockades placed by Chinese authorities, according to the report.
“Information and news about Father Xie Tianming are extremely limited due to the long-standing information blockade imposed by the People’s Republic of China,” it said.
Media reports say the Chinese authorities forcibly detain religious figures and individuals under forced surveillance and subject them to secret indoctrination sessions that could last up to three years.
Those under surveillance have their movement restricted and are forced to join the state-run Church managed by the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association.
Rights groups have reported that despite the 2018 Vatican-China agreement on bishop appointments, the Chinese regime has continued repression of the unofficial underground church aligned with the Vatican.
The deal was renewed in 2020 and 2022, each time for two years.
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