New bishop to sour Vatican ties
Rahul Tandon
BBC religious affairs reporter
May 14, 2006
Tension between China and the Vatican looks set to escalate after the state-controlled Catholic church appointed another bishop without approval of the Holy See.
Bishop Zhan Silu, 45, was installed as head of Mindong Diocese in eastern China's Fujian province during a ceremony held by the Chinese Patriotic Church on Sunday.
But the appointment was made without the blessing of Pope Benedict XVI.
Earlier this month, the Vatican reacted angrily to the appointment of two other bishops by the state-controlled Patriotic Church.
China has both a state-run Catholic association and an underground church which is loyal to the Vatican.
Lui Xinhong and Ma Yinglin may not be household names outside China but their consecration has cast a shadow over fragile talks to re-establish links between the Vatican and China which were severed over half a century ago.
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Hi TAC,
I also wrote an article about Beijing appointing bishops, but then from the point of view of intellectual property. See here:
http://ipdragon.blogspot.com/2006/05/o-my-china-is-counterfeiting-bishops.html.
Cheers,
IP Dragon