Posted on 08/12/2018 7:17:51 AM PDT by marshmallow
Cross and inscription "Catholic Church" removed from church facade. The ban on holding summer youth camps for catechism. Meanwhile, the vaccine scandal breaks out, a sign of a lack of moral values in Chinese society. Vaccinating young people in the spirit, helping them discover their faith, would help Chinese society. The considerations of a priest blogger.
Beijing (AsiaNews) - The Chinese authorities have been eliminating visible Christian signs, crosses and engravings for several months due to a campaign of "synicization". This adds to the ban on meetings even in summer, with young people under the age of 18, who are also forbidden to attend mass. At the same time, the scandal of ineffective vaccines for newborns has spread throughout the country. This scandal is caused by widespread corruption, by the little control exercised by the authorities; by protectionism for Chinese firms. The priest-blogger Shan Ren Shen Fu ("the hermit priest"), shares his reflection on these events with our readers. In particular, he points out that if more faith and values were spread in Chinese society, there would be less corruption and more effective vaccines. Furthermore, his regret is that in China there is a concern to vaccinate children in the body, but it is forbidden to vaccinate them in the spirit, excluding them from the catechism. In this way the lack of honesty and healthy conscience in society is perpetuated.
Yesterday, a brother priest of mine told me on WeChat: "Brother, our bishop called me saying to remove the cross and the inscription 'Catholic Church'." In the last two years this confrere has worked with great difficulty. There was no church in the area, and the diocese bought a two-storey shop and turned it into a place of prayer for the local faithful, since then the priest immediately.....
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Quick! call the pope, he’ll save you!
oops, I forgot. This pope is on the side of the communist regime and doesn’t give a pig’s snout about real Catholics.
Let me guess. This came as a surprise.
Communism destroys, everywhere, every time. Communism is inherently anti-religion, anti-freedom and anti-truth. For some reason, people always seem surprised when these facts again rise to the surface. China is a threat to humanity much more than Russia now. Even though popes and Cardinals believe neatness, parades and control make it the best social system.
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