Chinese authorities reportedly holding Catholic leader

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Peter Shao Zhumin, Bishop of Wenzhou (Zhejiang), is still in police custody.


Bishop Shao Zhumin of Wenzhou is often abducted before major church celebrations.

As of today, the Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Wenzhou, China, is still missing. And based on the past behavior of Chinese authorities Bishop Shao Zhumin could be gone for a while.

AsiaNews, a publication of the Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, reported the abduction of Bishop Shao, 58, on Monday, based on their “sources on the ground,” who said the bishop was “officially taken away ‘on vacation.’”

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Chinese authorities reportedly holding Catholic leader

Lord have mercy!

anna ~ grace said:

China is terrible… is he part of the genuine, illegal Church, or a Beijing appointment?

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I believe he is considered an underground priest. By his government.