Cardinal Zen Deplores a Compromise From Rome With Atheistic Government

Zen said he would prefer “no bishops” rather than the government “puppets” that head the official Church.

Catholic Culture: Cardinal Joseph Zen has issued a dramatic warning against a proposed agreement that, he fears, would give the Chinese government control over the Catholic Church.

With multiple reports suggesting that an accord between Rome and Beijing in imminent, and that the Holy See will recognize bishops who had been installed by the Chinese regime without Vatican approval, the retired Bishop of Hong Kong warned that the agreement could make the Church “totally subservient to an atheist government.” Read the rest here.