Sad news. UCANews: A Chinese bishop has taken a second post in the same state-aligned organization he quit from during his 2012 episcopal ordination, an event that led to his house arrest. Auxiliary Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin took up a post … Continue reading
National Catholic Register: Critics of China’s continuing crackdown on religious freedom allege that the Communist Party is responsible for a bishop recanting his public statements from four years ago when he disassociated himself from the state-sanctioned Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association. … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: After Cardinal Joseph Zen protested the silence of Vatican officials in the wake of a shocking public statement by Shanghai’s Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin, the Vatican issued a short statement denying any role in the matter. More here.
AsiaNews: Vatican officials advise “not to make too much of what is written” in a blog posted on June 12, where Msgr. Thaddeus Ma Daqin proclaims his support for the Patriotic Association (PA) and asks forgiveness for the mistakes he made … Continue reading
Bishop Aloysius Jin, before he died, made a deal with the Chinese government to give the Party money for certain concessions. There were no positive concessions, and the government began siphoning off whatever money it could, hiding it in national banks. This … Continue reading
AsiaNews: Auxiliary Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin of Shanghai, who is confined at Sheshan seminary, offered his blessings on Aug. 31 for the three new auxiliary bishops of Hong Kong ordained the previous day. The new auxiliary bishops are Shanghai-born Michael Yeung … Continue reading
UCANews: Auxiliary Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin, who has been under de facto house arrest since 2012, is to remain in detention. The influential bishop, who defied the government in July 2011 when he became the first bishop to publicly quit the … Continue reading
AsiaNews: It took five months. Msgr. Ma’s beautiful blog posts had, to some extent, relieved our anxieties. Beijing’s silence was understandable: they were otherwise occupied. A one-line comment arrived from Rome on July 8 and then a mention in the … Continue reading
UCANews: An Italian Catholic magazine has collected dozens of messages of support for Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin. The Shanghai auxiliary was barred from ministry and has not been seen in public since he announced his intention to leave the government-sanctioned … Continue reading
Catholic Culture: Chinese authorities have closed down the seminaries of the Shanghai diocese, in another apparent retaliatory measure after the newly ordained Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin announced his resignation from the government-backed Catholic Patriotic Association. More on this here.
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