Trying to emulate the schismatic government Church in China, the Vietnamese Reds end up looking like fools. The Catholics in Vietnam are well aware of what happened in China and they were not going to compromise.
.- The Vietnamese government’s attempt to create a “Patriotic Church” to rival the Catholic Church in the country is now considered “completely impossible,” sources familiar with the effort have told CNA.
Though state media have allegedly concealed poor attendance at the fifth congress of the Vietnam Committee for Solidarity of Catholics, one priest forced to attend the meeting reported only a few dozen attended.
The congress had “a somber atmosphere,” according to his report. More can be read here.
