At Mass tonight, we had a speaker from the US China Catholic Bureau. It was interesting to hear from someone who, although he is based in Missouri, works closely with priests and other members of the church there. There are an estimated 12 million Catholics there, with 2600 priests and 2400 seminarians. He wasn't very clear about the differences between the patriotic church and the underground church because he was emphasizing the similarities. Although the US press differentiates very clearly, he says in many parts of the country they are closely intertwined.
He also referred us to a website from China that was bilingual but when I visited, the English service was suspended.
Posted by Justene Adamec at August 23, 2003 07:50 PM | TrackBackI hope he didn't confuse you. I don't know what he told you about the Church in China. I think I can say that I know the "US China Catholic Bureau" very well, but I don't like some works they're doing. Uh, I don't know what I can say, but I am sure that the "patriotic church" and the "underground church" have some different because I am a mumber of the "underground church".
God bless!
Posted by: Jacob at September 18, 2004 06:08 PM (Permalink)