Chinese Catholics keep faith amid Beijing-Vatican spat
By Jaime A. FlorCruz, CNN
updated 6:17 AM EDT, Fri July 13, 2012
Beijing (CNN) -- Beijing and the Vatican are again shadow boxing over the ordination of a new Chinese bishop without the Pope's blessing.
After years of quiet diplomacy and a tacit agreement to jointly appoint Chinese bishops, the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association -- which oversees the country's state-sanctioned church -- in recent days ordained one bishop over the Vatican's objections, while another was reportedly detained after resigning from the CPA.
"It's worrisome," said a Catholic priest in Beijing, who asked not to be identified. "Are we going towards confrontation again?"
The two sides have been estranged since 1957, when China broke off relations with the Vatican. Beijing then accused Rome of engaging in anti-socialist activities.
http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/13/world/asia/china-catholic-church-florcruz/index.html
