The veteran Christian dissident has been arrested for the third time since 2014. He has faced continuous police harassment for eleven years.
He Yuyan
Pope Francis Dies, Chinese Catholics Mourn—The Red War Dead of Nanjing
Only two lines on the website of the Chinese Catholic Church about the Pope’s death. Instead, they celebrated the 76th anniversary of the Communist victory in Nanjing.
Catholic Church in China: The Strange Case of Bishop Ji Weizhong
Once again, the CCP announced it had “elected” a bishop three months before the Pope appointed him. The Papal mandate was not mentioned in the consecration ceremony.
Taiwanese, Western Taoist Priests Ordained by the CCP-Controlled China Taoist Association
Likely in perfect good faith, newly ordained priests from Europe, America, Taiwan, and democratic Asian countries in fact now “represent” a Chinese body under Party supervision.
Tiandao Forum: Business as Usual for the Pro-CCP Catholic Diocese of Beijing
Some had expressed hopes that Auxiliary Bishop Zhen Xuebin, consecrated with Papal approval, would change something. But the Forum was CCP propaganda as usual.
The 7th Dongyue Forum: The Paradoxical “Sinicization of Taoism” Continues in China
The Forums were created in 2018 to promote and study how Taoism can be “Sinicized,” i.e., is converted more and more into a mouthpiece of the Communist Party.
Shanghai’s Catholic Bishop Shen Bin Announces His Program: Study Xi Jinping, not the Pope
After having been appointed by the CCP and grudgingly and belatedly approved by the Vatican, the new Prelate revealed its true colors.
Li Wencheng Dies at 97: How China Fabricates Religious Leaders
The former General Secretary of the China Taoist Association knew nothing about religion but was made by the CCP first into a Catholic and then a Taoist leader.
Red Backpack: Taoist Clergy’s Mandatory Pilgrimage to a Maoist Shrine
On June 21, China Taoist Association imparted some “red education” to Taoist clergy and staff by taking them to honor a Communist Party folk hero.
Diocese of Baoding, Repression of Catholic Conscientious Objectors Continue
Those who refuse the Vatican-China deal and do not join the Patriotic Catholic Church are “disappeared.”
He Yuyan
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