Posted on 06/22/2016 10:26:02 AM PDT by marshmallow
For some, Mgr Mas blog post praising the Patriotic Association and acknowledging his mistakes is nothing but dirt. For others, he chose humiliation for the sake of his diocese. Many wonder why the Holy See has remained silent about the articles content and the bishops persecution. Some suspect the Vatican views the episode in positive terms. Yet, the Ma Daqin affair raises a major question. Has Benedict XVIs Letter to Chinese Catholics (which describes the Patriotic Association as incompatible with Catholic doctrine) been abolished? If it has, who did it? A journey of compromises without truth is full of risks.
Vatican City (AsiaNews) In Shanghai, confusion continues to prevail among Catholics following their bishops betrayal.
Mgr Thaddeus Ma Daqin, who spent four years under house arrest for quitting the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association (CPCA), confessed his errors on 12 June in an article in which he praised the CPCA for its the irreplaceable role in the development of the Church in China.
Many Catholics and friends of the bishop believe he was forced to write that article, and that its content is just dirt. However, a priest in northern China (also under government surveillance) has words of compassion for Mgr Ma.
Mgr Ma Daqins change is understandable, he told AsiaNews. He agreed to put up with all the humiliations [he received] after closely considering them. He did it for the sake of his diocese, so that he could go back to take care of it.
The Chinese government was beside itself after 'losing face' to the bishops attitude four years ago. His contrition and praise for the Patriotic Association on his blog allow the government to regain its sense of honour, and this could make things easier for Ma himself."
Yet, for many Chinese Catholics, in different parts.....
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Vatican needs to be silent about SOMETHING.
I would say there has never been a Pope who snuggles with totalitarians as this one does. And why shouldn’t he? He is their sock puppet.
Like he did with Cuba and the Castro brother dictators, Francis seems to suck-up to any Communist country that will have him.
When he’s not snuggling with a tranny or an abortionist.
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