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Posted on 11/15/2018 7:16:04 PM PST by marshmallow
The papally appointed prelates' fate was not included in the recent deal with Beijing and remains under discussion
On the face of it, one of the more curious issues about the recent "temporary" deal between the Vatican and Beijing on the appointment of bishops, as described in the official state-run Chinese media, was the lack of any resolution of the status of bishops appointed by the Vatican but not recognized by Communist Party-run Catholic groups.
It would seem to have been a logical quid pro quo — something granted or expected in return for something given — for the Vatican's forgiveness and recognition of seven bishops (including one recently deceased bishop) appointed by the Chinese Communist Party's twinset of Catholic apparatus. These are the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association and the Bishops' Conference of the Chinese Catholic Church (BCCCC). This meant their de facto excommunications were also revoked.
As well, there has been no announcement, also expected by some to be part of the deal, regarding the status — or, preferably, the release — of priests and bishops in prison, detention or, as in the case of Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin of Shanghai, under house arrest at Shanghai's Sheshan Seminary since 2012.
One of these bishops, plus another who had originally been appointed by Beijing and later recognized by Beijing under a system where Beijing appointees would then seek forgiveness and recognition from the Vatican, were the first Chinese priests to ever attend a synod at Pope Francis' recent Synod on Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment in October.
The numbers of underground bishops are difficult to pin down as there is no official list of these men, and the Vatican has not released one. They are said to number about 30 in numerous reports, including one by.........
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Betray them.
Oh, wait! That already happened!
Kill them after the brainwashing doesn’t work.
Liberals love China.
move heaven and earth, if they were queer...
You’ll notice nothing about 1P5, LifesiteNews, Church Militant, or even Catholic News Agency, the National Catholic Register, or EWTN.
They want desperately to shut anyone up who is telling the truth about what they’re doing.
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