Asia News: Rumours are increasing that “by the end of the year”, and perhaps even by the end of November, the Beijing government will order the eighth meeting of the representatives of Chinese Catholics take place, a meeting that has been delayed for years due the resistance of many bishops. Months ago the Vatican had asked the bishops in communion with the Pope in China to avoid participation. Benedict XVI, in his Letter to Chinese Catholics, defines the organization and its principles as irreconcilable with the Catholic faith. More on this here.
