Posted on 08/27/2026 4:48:01 PM PDT by ebb tide
After the 2018 Sino-Vatican agreement “terrible things happen to Catholics” in the Fujian province, an anonymous Chinese bishop who is unaffiliated with the Chinese state church ‘Patriotic Association’, told Anthony Clark for CatholicWorldReport.com on August 23.
The bishop speaks of a “state of emergency”.
As government influence over the bishops increases, “the integrity of the Catholic faith will suffer.” To “assure the survival of China’s Church,” new bishops have been “secretly consecrated.”
The bishop says the faithful question Rome’s genuine concern for their “spiritual well-being” when the Holy See approves government-selected bishops whom they regard as too reliable to the state.
The number is unknown, but he suggested that “at least ten new bishops” were consecrated for the underground community in the Fujian province.
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The faithful of the underground community have grown continually fearful that, as government influence over the bishops increases, “the integrity of the Catholic faith will suffer.” To “assure the survival of China’s Church,” new bishops have been “secretly consecrated.” The number is unknown, but he suggested that “at least ten new bishops” were ordained for the underground community there. This proliferation of surreptitious consecrations, the bishop informed me, represents only Fujian province; he did not discuss other areas of China.
They may actually have permission to do this. This has happened before: https://x.com/father_rmv/status/2060746246424244428
Where are Tucho and Pope Leo with their declarations of "latae excommunications" for these "illicit" consecrations of faithful underground Catholic bishops?
So what?
Pope Leo, and company, have allowed Xi Jinping to illicitly consecrate communist CCPA “bishops” willy-nilly, while ignoring the plight of the true underground Catholics in Red China.
An underground Chinese bishop told Catholic World Report that the secret consecrations have taken place since 2018 due to the 'state of emergency' to ensure the faith's survival.
Sounds similar to the SSPX's defense of episcopal consecrations, does it not?
“Sounds similar to the SSPX’s defense of episcopal consecrations, does it not?”
No, not really.
1) SSPX operates freely and already has bishops who operate freely. They do what they want no matter what any government or the Church says. The secret consecrations were done because the Communists were attempting to destroy the Church - literally arresting and in some cases killing Catholic priests and bishops. No one is arresting and killing SSPX priests or bishops anywhere in the world.
2) The secret consecrations were done to ensure the very survival of the Church in some countries. If every single SSPX priest and bishop were to disappear tomorrow, only SSPX faithful would be impacted. The Church would go on without feeling any impact whatsoever.
One final point: It should be noted that the SSPX has never produced Confessors or Martyrs that I am aware of. None apparently suffered under communism in the 1970s or 80s. None have tried to minister to Catholics in extremely dangerous places even. In Nigeria, SSPX has 5 or 6 chapels - all in well protected areas far from where Catholics are suffering martyrdom on an almost daily basis. One of their chapels is actually located in a government building. That seems pretty safe to me.
Lie #1. They are barred from all synodal churches.
They do what they want no matter what any government or the Church says.
Lie #2. They do what the Catholic Church has done for 1500 yrs, despite persecution from governments or synodal Rome.
The secret consecrations were done because the Communists were attempting to destroy the Church.
Lie #3. The secret consecrations were done despite the betrayal of synodal Rome, which turns a blind eye to Xi Jinping's illicit consecrations while removing faithful bishops from their offices.
If every single SSPX priest and bishop were to disappear tomorrow, only SSPX faithful would be impacted.
Lie #4. If that were to happen the TLM would become non-existent in the synodal "church".
It should be noted that the SSPX has never produced Confessors or Martyrs that I am aware of.
Apparently, you aren't aware of white martrydom: Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre comes to mind.
None apparently suffered under communism in the 1970s or 80s.
Some may have or not; but they all have suffered under the Conciliar/Synodal "church".
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