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	Synopsis of the Work of the Foundation
		A Roman Catholic in China therefore cannot join the Patriotic Association, follow the government's instruction to reject the Pope's authority as the leader of the Church, and still remain a faithful member of the Roman Catholic Church.
		Because it remains loyal and obedient to the Pope, and remains fully in communion with the Holy Father (Pope), the Roman Catholic Church in China is outlawed and is known as the underground Church.
		Chinese authorities have recently begun to use the "cult law" -- the same law used to persecute members of the Falun Gong movement -- to arrest and detain members of the underground Roman Catholic Church.
	www.cardinalkungfoundation.org /index2.html (2693 words)

	Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The CPCA's bishops however were formally excommunicated by Pope Pius XII in 1957 when the CPCA claimed organizational independence.
		Thus the CPCA could not recognize the dogma of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1950) by Pope Pius XII, nor the canonizations from 1949 onward (e.g.
		The canonization in 2000 of 120 Chinese and foreign martyrs in China, beatified much earlier, was harshly criticized by Beijing, claiming that many of the non-Chinese among the martyrs had perpetrated abuses and crimes against the Chinese people.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_Patriotic_Catholic_Association (1978 words)

	Catholic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		3) Catholic in the sense of the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church is the use intended by some such as the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Anglican Churches — and of course the Roman Church.
		Use in vein is made also by the Ancient Catholic Church the Old Catholic Church the Liberal Catholic Church and the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association.
		In 1864 the Roman Catholic Church issued a asserting that "the Catholic Church alone is and perfect in the unity of the world and of all nations particularly in unity whose beginning root and unfailing origin that supreme authority and 'higher principality' (St.
	www.freeglossary.com /Catholic (1307 words)

	The Cardinal Kung Foundation
		The Chinese government calls the underground church an "unofficial" Church while the Patriotic Association is called an "official" or "open" church.
		The Patriotic Association does not recognize the supreme authority of the Pope and therefore is not in communion with the Pope and the Universal Church?
		The Patriotic Association, although calling itself Catholic, is not Catholic because it is not in communion with the Pope, the successor of Peter?
	www.cardinalkungfoundation.org /didyouknow/DidYouKnow.htm (1070 words)

	Beijing to Vatican: Normalize Relations Before Addressing Religious Differences \| Asian American Daily \| GoldSea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Liu Bainian, vice chairman of the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, called on the Vatican to change its policies towards the Chinese government before seeking a role in religious affairs.
		Zen's elevation was described by China's official church, the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, as a move by the Vatican to undermine China's communist regime.
		The Chinese Catholic official, Liu, said he had not read the full statement from the Vatican and could not comment on the excommunications or other specifics.
	goldsea.com /Asiagate/605/05catholics.html (790 words)

	Seattle Catholic - China's Schismatic Church
		As was the case with the state-controlled Russian Orthodox "Church", Chinese Catholics had to accept the CPA or face the consequences.
		The Chinese Catholic Church and CPA are not "separate" because of a lack of "dialogue" or "understanding".
		Thomas Quigley, an official of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops of the United States in January, 2000: 'It is believed that the vast majority of the bishops associated with the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association have been secretly reconciled with Rome.'...
	www.seattlecatholic.com /article_20011116_Chinas_Schismatic_Church.html (3669 words)

	China Consecrates a Second Catholic Bishop Without Vatican Approval (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Chinese television shows a man dressed in full Catholic regalia, giving thanks before a group of parishioners at a Catholic church in Eastern China's Anhui province.
		Observers say the fact that the Chinese have come to the table in the first place is evidence of Beijing's new and growing willingness to improve ties with the Vatican.
		The Chinese Communists broke ties with the Holy See in 1951 and set up the Patriotic Association as the only Catholic body recognized by the state.
	www.voanews.com /english/2006-05-03-voa14.cfm (545 words)

	Catholic Patriotic Association CPA in China
		This letter is written in the spirit of genuine concern for the Church and in the interest of reconciliation between the Roman Catholic underground Church and the Catholic Patriotic Association (CPA) in China.
		In essence, the Pontiff was saying that as long as the Catholic Patriotic Association denied the supreme administrative, legislative, and judicial authority of the Successor of Peter, it could not be considered as belonging to the Roman Catholic Church.
		The CPA is not and cannot be Catholic because it continues to deny the above-mentioned supreme authority of the Successor of Peter.
	www.wandea.org.pl /patriotic-association.htm (1319 words)

	Catholic News Service - Vatican
		Catholics in the Middle East and North Africa have a right to worship freely and to live in peace and security, Pope Benedict XVI said during a visit to the office of the Congregation for Eastern Churches.
		Catholic leaders in Turkey were shocked by the murder of three employees of a Protestant publishing house, said an official at the Vatican nunciature in Ankara, Turkey.
		Catholics must believe in the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, celebrate the liturgy with devotion and live in a way that demonstrates their faith, Pope Benedict XVI said in his apostolic exhortation, "Sacramentum Caritatis" ("The Sacrament of Charity").
	www.catholicnews.com /data/vatican/vatican.htm (11316 words)

	The Anglican Church and the CPCA - Catholic Answers Forums
		Repression of the Roman Catholics in his realm was a political move, to ensure stability, by surpressing a group potentially disloyal, and beholden to a foreign political power.
		The CPCA is not the Church of the nation, not even in principle - the English Church was, both and before after the break with Rome.
		The liberty of the CPCA was not assured by statute - the liberty of the Ecclesia Anglicana is assured in Magna Carta: Ecclesia Anglicana libera sit.
	forums.catholic.com /showthread.php?t=111457 (2152 words)

	DID YOU KNOW?
		The Chinese government calls the underground Church an "unofficial" Church while the Patriotic Association is called an "official" or "open" Church.
		The Patriotic Association does not recognize the supreme authority of the Pope and therefore is not in communion with the Pope and the Universal Church?
		The Patriotic Association, although calling itself Catholic, is not Catholic because it is not in communion with the Pope, the successor of Peter?
	www.catholictradition.org /Mary/kung.htm (1074 words)

	Peoples Republic of China - dKosopedia
		An unknown number of political dissidents are held in PRC “reeducation-through-labor” camps without trial, less than 5% of criminal trials include witnesses (though the conviction rate is 99%), the government censors all forms of communication, and in preparation for the 2008 Olympics over 400,000 residents of Beijing have been forcibly evicted from their homes.
		On 18 May 2006 the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association urged its adherents to boycott the film "The Da Vinci Code" as immoral and an offense to the faithful.
		Chinese states not under the control of the PRC include Taiwan and Singapore.
	www.dkosopedia.com /wiki/China (689 words)

	Association for Asia Research- In China, Church and State don't separate easily
		Consider the career of Michael Fu Tieshan, the bishop of Beijing and, as chairman of the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, the highest Catholic official in China.
		L’espresso Online, an Vatican newsletter, reported in 2002 that Bishop Fu “is the president of the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association and, together with the old-school Communist Ye Xiaowen, the director of the Office of Religious Affairs, he is at the controls of the repressive machine that suffocates religious rights in China.
		As is customary in a communist campaign, the diatribe against Bishop Zen sought to isolate him and his followers as "a minority of the members of the Catholic church's top echelon" who are "wantonly imposing their political views on their members and, in their clerical capacities, encouraging them to participate in political activities.
	www.asianresearch.org /articles/1535.html (846 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Will the Chinese Communist Regime Appoint Its Own Pope?
		It was reported that on May 3, the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, without mutual recognition from the Vatican, appointed the second church parish bishop.
		Since the appointed bishops of the patriotic church are all committee members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the CCP-appointed pope can be given a vice-presidential position in the Political Consultative Conference and enjoy treatment accorded to the nation's leaders.
		Chinese police march past a Chinese Patriotic Catholic church in Beijing.
	en.epochtimes.com /news/6-6-2/42236.html (950 words)

	Catholic Community Forum Discussion Groups - Pope Benedict's take on the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association
		It could certainly be argued that at the top of this confusing association there are a number of die-hard bishops and priests who defy the Holy Father.
		But since it is an "association," the jurisdiction and the power of those remain open to interpretation.
		I have come to know many Catholic faithfuls and priests whose "canonical" superior (if that word applies) is a bishop who is enlisted (with his consent?) in CPA.
	www.catholic-forum.com /forums/showthread.php?t=3611 (879 words)

	ABC News: Bishop Adds Fuel to China-Vatican Rift
		Chinese Priests prepare for mass at the National Seminary of the Catholic Church in China, run by the official Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, in Beijing, Saturday May 13, 2006.
		Bishop Vincent Zhan Silu celebrated Mass for 500 Catholics and Chinese officials in a church in the southern city of Ningde to mark his formal appointment as head of the Mindong Diocese.
		A senior official in the state-backed agency that administers Catholic churches, Liu Bainian of the Patriotic Catholic Association, dismissed the criticisms over Zhan, saying the ceremony was planned long ago.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=1959870 (463 words)

	China Jeopardizes Reconciliation Talks by Installing Bishop Opposed by Vatican \| Asian American Daily \| GoldSea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The association's vice chairman, Liu Bainian, said the onus for improving relations is on the Vatican.
		An operator answering the phone at the Patriotic Association said its leaders had left for Yunnan, and no one was available for comment.
		Catholics in the mainland are only allowed to worship at churches run by the patriotic Catholic association, but millions belong to underground churches loyal to the Vatican.
	goldsea.com /Asiagate/604/29vatican.html (641 words)

	Vatican excommunicates Chinese bishops - Asia-Pacific - MSNBC.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Liu Xinhong, left, is ordained by China's Catholic Church as a bishop Wednesday at the Saint Joseph's Cathedral in Wuhu, China.
		On Wednesday, the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association ordained Liu Xinhong as bishop at the city of Wuhu’s St. Joseph’s Church in the eastern province of Anhui.
		The Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association has said the new appointments were meant to fill shortages and were not intended to offend the Vatican.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/12627627 (675 words)

	Chinese communists destroy Catholic church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		According to the report, police raided the building while at least 200 people were gathered for Mass and detained two or three church leaders.
		China's Communist government only permits Christians to worship in state-sanctioned and controlled Patriotic Associations, including the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association which eschews any connections to foreign entities, such as the Vatican.
		Catholics who wish to remain loyal to Rome worship mainly in underground or house churches and are subject to arrest and harassment.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Agora/3518/china101599.html (141 words)

	People's Daily Online -- China says Vatican's criticism on its bishop ordination "unreasonable"
		The Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association last Thursday ordained Wang Renlei, bishop coadjutor of the Xuzhou diocese in the eastern province of Jiangsu.
		The spokesperson said the Chinese Catholic Bishops College has examined thoroughly Wang's qualification and believed that he is a man of pious faith, moral integrity and outstanding capability who has rich working experience and is a correct nominee for bishop.
		The spokesperson said the Chinese government has always been "positive" in improving relations with the Vatican and is ready to have "constructive" dialogue with the Vatican on issues including the ordination of bishops.
	english.people.com.cn /200612/04/eng20061204_327831.html (651 words)

	AP Wire \| 11/30/2006 \| Bishop ordained without Vatican approval (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Liu, of the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, said the ordination was "proper" and should not concern the Vatican.
		Wang's ordination is the third known to have been carried out this year by the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association without approval from Rome.
		Earlier the Chinese church named Bishops Ma Yinglin in the southwestern city of Kunming and Liu Xinhong in the city of Wuhu, in the central province of Anhui.
	www.kansascity.com /mld/kansascity/news/world/16126702.htm (613 words)

	china church
		The Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association was founded by and continues to be directed by China's communist government.
		In his letter, Kung also said some U.S. bishops were giving visiting priests associated with patriotic association permission to celebrate Mass in their dioceses with the only condition being that they ``recite once and in private the profession of faith as proof'' of their allegiance to the pope.
		Kung also claimed the patriotic association was receiving financial support from Catholic organizations in the West, including from the Vatican, a claim a Vatican official emphatically denied.
	www.catholicherald.com /articles/00articles/china417.htm (765 words)

	Los Angeles Lay Catholic Mission \| December 2005 \| Very Cozy , by Ryan Grant
		Existing alongside this "patriotic" church have been bishops, priests, and faithful of what is called the "underground" Church, many of whom have suffered imprisonment and death at the hands of Chinese Communists leaders.
		The Patriotic Association does not recognize the supreme administrative, legislative, and judicial authority of the pope.
		The claim that we only train Patriotic Association seminarians is false, completely wrong," he said, affirming that the program trains seminarians for the underground Church as well.
	www.losangelesmission.com /ed/articles/2005/0512rg.htm (1230 words)

	List_of_Chinese_Bishops
		He was the consecrator of one Patriotic Bishop and a co-consecrator for yet another.
		Consecrated Bishop of Heng-yang in Hu-nan in 1952 by Magr.
		Catholic Bishop of Shang-hain in SH (in exile in Connecticut)
	www.tboyle.net /Catholicism/Chinese_Bishops.html (733 words)

	Catholic Culture : Highlights & Commentary
		Chinese Communism is both theoretically and practically hostile to the Catholic Faith.
		The Association does not recognize papal primacy, for the direction of religious life must not be allowed to come from outside the State.
		This perennial reappearance of Catholics outside the confines of political culture is one of the clearest signs of the presence of the Holy Spirit.
	www.catholicculture.org /highlights/highlights.cfm?ID=59 (1165 words)

	ABC News: China Catholic Body Appoints New Bishop
		Chinese ties with the Vatican were broken in 1951 after the communists took power.
		Wang's is the third ordination known to have been carried out this year by the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association without approval of the Vatican.
		"It is a sign of the weakness of the Chinese government and tension in the Chinese society," he said in an email.
	www.abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=2683482 (362 words)

	China Installs Bishop Without Vatican OK - CBS News
		The Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association ordained Liu Xinhong as bishop at the city of Wuhu's St. Joseph's Church in the eastern province of Anhui.
		Zen speculated that it was the church leaders _ not the Chinese government leadership _ who are the driving force behind the recent bishop ordainments.
		But Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association Vice Chairman Liu Bainian said the new appointments are meant to fill shortages and that he didn't mean to offend the Vatican.
	www.cbsnews.com /stories/2006/05/03/ap/world/printableD8HC8QU80.shtml (604 words)

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