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Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday that the extension of a formal agreement between The Holy See and the People’s Republic of China should aim to facilitate human rights and the immediate freedom of “forcibly disappeared Catholic bishops” in China. A Provisional Agreement between the Holy See and the People’s Republic of China regarding the Appointment of Bishops was agreed to extend for four years from October 22, 2024, marking this as its third renewal.
HRW named several missing Catholic bishops. HRW associate China director, Maya Wang, commented that “[t]he Vatican should make securing the release of its bishops a top priority in its relationship with the Chinese government”, and noted the importance of ensuring and protecting religious freedoms in China. Wang says:
China embraces a policy of Sinicization under Xi Jinping, which enables it to ensure that religious activities are “in line with traditional Chinese culture”. China is officially atheist, and this Sinicization impacts “foreign” religions including Catholicism. There are official churches in China that are registered with “supervisory government agencies”.
HRW notes that this Sinicization has led to the demolition of “hundreds of church buildings or the crosses atop them”. It says that authorities have “prevented adherents from gathering in unofficial churches, restricted access to the Bible, confiscated religious materials unauthorized by the government, and banned Bible and religious apps.”
Similar attempts of Sinicization was committed by authorities against other communities as Chinese officials have faced repeated criticism in the past for the suppression of the Uyghur Muslim community in Xinjiang and have even been accused of genocide, raising human rights concerns.
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HRW named several missing Catholic bishops. HRW associate China director, Maya Wang, commented that “[t]he Vatican should make securing the release of its bishops a top priority in its relationship with the Chinese government”, and noted the importance of ensuring and protecting religious freedoms in China. Wang says:
The Hudson Institute commented on the agreement and the missing bishops last week:
According to HRW, the Chinese government has violated the agreement in 2022 and 2023 through its unilateral appointment of bishops, and have “pressured” its Catholic population to “worship in official churches under the leadership of the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association” and has “persecuted Catholics” who refuse to attend these churches and instead attend “underground house churches”.
China embraces a policy of Sinicization under Xi Jinping, which enables it to ensure that religious activities are “in line with traditional Chinese culture”. China is officially atheist, and this Sinicization impacts “foreign” religions including Catholicism. There are official churches in China that are registered with “supervisory government agencies”.
HRW notes that this Sinicization has led to the demolition of “hundreds of church buildings or the crosses atop them”. It says that authorities have “prevented adherents from gathering in unofficial churches, restricted access to the Bible, confiscated religious materials unauthorized by the government, and banned Bible and religious apps.”
Similar attempts of Sinicization was committed by authorities against other communities as Chinese officials have faced repeated criticism in the past for the suppression of the Uyghur Muslim community in Xinjiang and have even been accused of genocide, raising human rights concerns.
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