UCANews: Two excommunicated illicit bishops in China have ordained priests in separate ceremonies during the past two months.
Catholic leaders expressed concern over the ordinations, saying it was yet another example of the Communist government tightening its control over the Church.
Father (sic) Joseph Yue Fusheng of Heilongjiang, who was excommunicated by the Vatican in 2012, ordained three priests in an Aug. 6 Mass at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Harbin. The ceremony was concelebrated by 31 priests and attended by about 500 Catholics.
On June 29, Father (sic) Lei Shiyin, an illicit bishop excommunicated by the Vatican in 2011, ordained a new priest and presided over the vow-taking ceremony for two nuns during a ceremony in the newly built Sacred Heart Cathedral in Leshan city. More here.
