THE VATICAN ABANDONS 12 MILLION CHINESE CATHOLICS AS IT ANNOUNCES ‘HISTORIC DEAL’ WITH COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT
The preliminary agreement with China “has been agreed following a long process of careful negotiation and foresees the possibility of periodic reviews of its application,” the Vatican said in a statement issued as Pope Francis began a visit to the Baltic states. “It concerns the nomination of Bishops, a question of great importance for the life of the Church, and creates the conditions for greater collaboration at the bilateral level,” it said. Analysts warn that Beijing could use the accord to further crackdown on Catholic faithful in China.
by Geoffrey Grider
NowTheEndBegins.com
September 22, 2018
China’s Communist “Party will frame the deal as the Vatican’s seal of approval to the state-run Catholic Church, at a time when Christian believers are facing a severe crackdown on their beliefs and practises.
A few weeks ago we brought you the story of how China has begun a campaign of persecution of the estimated 67 million Chinese christians in its country. The vast majority of these professing Christians are Protestants and Bible believers, with roughly 12 million being Catholics.
Today the Vatican made the announcement that they have “worked out a deal” for the Chinese government to control how Catholic bishops are chosen, thus ensuring that the government is able to monitor and control everything that is said and done within the worship service, the bible studies, all of it. Why would the Vatican and Pope Francis do this? The following verses should clear that up for you right away.
“And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH. And I saw the woman drunken with the blood of the saints, and with the blood of the martyrs of Jesus: and when I saw her, I wondered with great admiration.” Revelation 17:5,6 (KJV)
FROM THE AFP: The Vatican on Saturday announced an historic accord with China on the appointment of bishops in the Communist country in what could pave the way for the normalisation of ties between the Catholic Church and the world’s most populous country.
The preliminary agreement with China “has been agreed following a long process of careful negotiation and foresees the possibility of periodic reviews of its application,” the Vatican said in a statement issued as Pope Francis began a visit to the Baltic states.
“It concerns the nomination of Bishops, a question of great importance for the life of the Church, and creates the conditions for greater collaboration at the bilateral level,” it said. Analysts warn that Beijing could use the accord to further crackdown on Catholic faithful in China.
According to the expert, China’s Communist “Party will frame the deal as the Vatican’s seal of approval to the state-run Catholic Church, at a time when Christian believers are facing a severe crackdown on their beliefs and practises. Ultimately, the Party would like to subsume all forms of worship under state organs that make it easier to manage and ensure that everyone’s primary loyalty is to the state,” Sullivan told AFP.
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