Chinese officials removing crosses from churches
October 01, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: The Chinese government is systematically working to “forcibly eradicate religious elements” in the country, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom states in a new report.
The “sinicization” campaign of the Chinese Communist party is designed to make religious groups subject to the party’s agenda and the “Marxist vision for religion,” the report says.
Toward that end, officials are removing crosses, icons, and other religious images from churches, and replacing them with photos of President Xi Jinping. The churches are also being required to display Communist party slogans.
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Posted by: feedback -
Oct. 02, 2024 12:41 PM ET USA
It appears that the suffering Church in China was much better off without the shady "agreement." I call it shady because it's kept secret and it was arranged by the shady character of McCarrick.
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Posted by: Randal Mandock -
Oct. 01, 2024 10:39 PM ET USA
This is news? If so, it's just a repetition of what has been happening ever since Francis abandoned the "underground" Church in China and later embraced the kind of "sinicization" reported here. Who can believe that the "special agreement" between the Vatican and China does not include these provisions. The "Marxist vision for religion" is raw atheism, presumably one of the myriad "ways to God"--if Francis is to be believed.
