Illustrative image of an underground Catholic church in China, generated with AI. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has consecrated Father Wu Jianlin as auxiliary bishop of Shanghai with approval from Pope Leo XIV under the renewed 2018 Vatican–China agreement. The CCP claims control over every aspect of life in China, economy, communication, law, reproduction, and religion, which it views as a threat since, under communist ideology, no authority can stand above the Party. The Catholic Church presents a particular challenge for Beijing. Like any religion, it asserts that God’s authority supersedes that of the state, but it also recognizes the primacy of Rome and communion with the Vatican, acknowledging not only a spiritual power but an earthly one beyond Party control. Beijing cannot tolerate…
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