https://freerepublic.com/tag/staterunchurch/ en-us Wed, 5 Aug 2026 03:12:52 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4390644/posts Replacing the Cross with a Portrait of XiThe CCP is mandating the removal of thousands of crosses, icons, and sacramentals from Catholic churches and replacing them with portraits of former Chairman Mao Zedong and those of President Xi Jinping.While the Vatican is apparently counting the secret payoffs it receives from the Chinese Communist Party, the CCP is mandating the removal of thousands of crosses, icons, and sacramentals from Catholic churches and replacing them with portraits of former Chairman Mao Zedong and those of President Xi Jinping, which must be affixed above the pulpit and elsewhere. For example, in Anhui Province... Crisis Magazine https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4390644/posts#comment Wed, 5 Aug 2026 03:12:52 GMT