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Nine Catholic priests arrested in China

MrBrianMrBrian Posts: 2,672
edited December 2006 in A Moving Train
Fri Dec 29, 2:48 PM ET

ROME (AFP) - Nine priests of China's unofficial underground Roman Catholic Church have been arrested in the northern province of Hebei, the Catholic press agency Asianews said.


Asianews, a Rome-based agency with Vatican connections, said the arrested clergymen had met for studies in a community some 30 kilometres (18 miles) south of their diocese at Baoding.

The motive for the arrests was not known, "but it's probable they were arrested just because they met over the Christmas period for a prayer session in a place that has not been recognised by the government," said Asianews

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061229/wl_asia_afp/chinavaticanarrests_061229194852

It's a good thing America and American companies don't do any business dealings With China.
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  • enharmonicenharmonic Posts: 1,917
    MrBrian wrote:
    It's a good thing America and American companies don't do any business dealings With China.

    Are you being sarcastic? :p
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  • CorporateWhoreCorporateWhore Posts: 1,890
    MrBrian wrote:
    Fri Dec 29, 2:48 PM ET

    ROME (AFP) - Nine priests of China's unofficial underground Roman Catholic Church have been arrested in the northern province of Hebei, the Catholic press agency Asianews said.


    Asianews, a Rome-based agency with Vatican connections, said the arrested clergymen had met for studies in a community some 30 kilometres (18 miles) south of their diocese at Baoding.

    The motive for the arrests was not known, "but it's probable they were arrested just because they met over the Christmas period for a prayer session in a place that has not been recognised by the government," said Asianews

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061229/wl_asia_afp/chinavaticanarrests_061229194852

    It's a good thing America and American companies don't do any business dealings With China.

    Gotta love communism, though. I wish I was one of those bishops.
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  • hippiemomhippiemom Posts: 3,326
    MrBrian wrote:
    It's a good thing America and American companies don't do any business dealings With China.
    Yeah, I'd sure hate to live in a country that didn't support religious freedom.

    GO AMERICA!
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  • A Surprise LeftA Surprise Left Posts: 743
    From outlawing religion to shooting Tibetans who try to escape.....who would want to live in China?
    The wind is blowing cold
    Have we lost our way tonight?
    Have we lost our hope to sorrow?

    Feels like were all alone
    Running further from what’s right
    And there are no more heroes to follow

    So what are we becoming?
    Where did we go wrong?
  • MrBrianMrBrian Posts: 2,672
    hippiemom wrote:
    Yeah, I'd sure hate to live in a country that didn't support religious freedom.

    GO AMERICA!

    wait, Are you being sarcastic?
  • hippiemomhippiemom Posts: 3,326
    MrBrian wrote:
    wait, Are you being sarcastic?
    who ... ME?!

    *looks around innocently*
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  • CorporateWhoreCorporateWhore Posts: 1,890
    hippiemom wrote:
    who ... ME?!

    *looks around innocently*

    Yeah I guess we don't have religious freedom...

    yeah...

    me being sarcastic???

    *looks around innocently*
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  • lalalalaaaaaaaalalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    China is soooo 19th century...
  • enharmonicenharmonic Posts: 1,917
    At least arresting priests is humane. In America, we firebomb our cults.

    Just ask buddy-pal Dave Koresh.

    Perhaps the Chinese gov't locked 'em up before they had a chance to molest some kids. That would also be a proactive thing to do.
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