As a member of the Anglican Provence of Christ the King I am in sympathy with the Chinese Catholic Church. For centuries the Anglicans have had to endure the Roman charge that "divorce" and not nationalism began the English Catholic Church. Now the Chinese seem to be following England's example. The Vatican should cooperate with these Nationalist churches. More will follow!
Remember these Bishops are probably held to Chi-com requirements and not Vatican requirements, ie: one child, forced abortions etc.. the Vatican has every right to excommunicate anybody they deem unworthy of the cloth especially of they are beholden to a different master than true Catholics.
If these bishops were appointed by the government, you can be sure that they were put in place to fulfill the will of the state, not the will of Christ. They are trying to have two Masters.
The Anglican Provence (sic) of Christ the King?
What's that?
One of the endless subdivisions (most with more clergy than laity) of the Church of England that has come about since your separation from the See of Peter?
China following England's example? Lol.
Your anti-Catholic bias is showing through, for you still smart that your King Henry VIII just HAD to have a son and God's Church on earth (in Rome) and his Vicar, the Pope, be damned. Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived. He caused so much death and destruction because of his arrogance and vanity. He can't begin to be compared to China....much as you may like it to be. Too bad he didn't know that the MALE delivers the X or Y chromosome for baby's gender.
China's agenda for appointing its own "catholic bishops" is to have those communist "bishops" under the communist thumb. They can control those Chinese Catholics with their bishop pawns. It ISN'T about ONE man's arrogance and ego. It's about China continuing to control its population.
"For centuries the Anglicns have had to endure the Roman charge that "divorce" and not nationalism began the English Catholic Church."
Get over it, already !