El programa de la gran
persecución ya ha sido formulado.....China Comunista en el siglo XXI........HISTORIA
UNIVERSAL......CRISTIANDAD FUTURA.... ..INDEX
El presidente de China Comunista
insiste en 2015 en que toda religión en China debe someterse a
la dictadura comunista..
Resistencia de grupos de cristianos chinos a la campaña de eliminación de la cruz de sus iglesias por parte de la dictadura comunista en China
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Asia News/InfoCatólica 13/08/15
El clero de la diócesis meridional china de Wenzhou ha invitado «a todos aquellos que buscan la justicia en su corazón» a intervenir de manera pacífica y de acuerdo a la ley para frenar la campaña de demolición en curso en Zhejiang. Los funcionarios que la llevan adelante «actúan por venganza» y «deben ser llevados ante la justicia». Los sacerdotes se muestran «listos para todo, incluso la muerte, para hacer lo que es justo» y asegura que donde sea demolida una cruz «surgirán allí millones».
Carta abierta del clero católico de la dócesis de Wenzhou a todos los cristianos y ciudadanos chinos.
¡Gritemos! ¡Basta de permanecer en silencio!
El año pasado el gobierno de la provincia de Zhejiang lanzó la campaña «Tres ajustes y una demolición»; a lo largo del tiempo ha empeorado cada vez más, y ahora la naturaleza de esta campaña ha cambiado totalmente. En este momento, hay una clara intención de eliminar las cruces de cada una de las iglesias. En toda la nuestra dióceses no hemos sido serviles ni sumisos. Hemos sido propositivos, hemos orado de manera ardiente, hemos comunicado la situación de manera racional y hemos observado la situación con calma, esperando que las nubes negras pasaran.
Pero algunas personas no sólo no han desacelerado esto sino que se han vuelto más agresivas áun; como si pensaran enfrentar un enemigo mortal cuando tenían en su mira al símbolo del amor universal: la Cruz. Han omitido los deseos de las masas y han presentado las «Regulaciones de la provincia de Zhejiang para los edificios religiosos», que ni siquiera están de acuerdo con la jurisprudencia básica; se han burlado de la población y han buscado llevar adelante sin tregua su campaña para tirar abajo cada una de las cruces.
Y no sólo eso. Nuestras peticiones pacíficas así como las manifestaciones de apoyo llevadas adelante por nuestros parroquianos han sido tratadas como conductas ilegales. Realmente es verdad el antiguo proverbio chino «el funcionario [gubernamental] puede provocar incendios, pero la gente común no puede ni siquiera encender una lámpara». Pero «detén el agua de un arroyo y habrá una inundación; ponte a callar la voz del pueblo y habrá un desastre aún peor». ¿Es verdaderamente el caso que un gobierno que declara servir al pueblo lleve nuevamente a una nación hacia lo que Liang Qichao definía como «un gobierno que no se destaca en nada, más que en la represión de sus propios ciudadanos»?
Más buscan suprimir el reclamo de justicia, más demuestran la seriedad de la crisis social, la frágil confianza en su dominio y su incapacidad para manejar la cuestión. Si continúan eliminando las cruces como si se tratase de una enfermedad grave, entonces China - que luego del Gran salto adelante y la desastrosa Revolución cultural está camino a un desarrollo pacífico - será arrojada en una nueva calamidad.
En tanto individuos con derechos humanos otorgados por Dios, cada una de las personas tiene derecho a creer. Para salvaguardar la cruz y preservar nuestro derecho básico a la libertad de credo continuaremos vigilándonos y defendiéndonos los unos a los otros, montando una resistencia nacional y razonable.
Como ciudadanos de China anhelamos una democracia más profunda y más inclusiva, y un estado de derecho. Aquellos dirigentes que obligan a sus subordinados a participar [en las demoliciones], emanando órdenes que imponen a los demás que deben destruir; aquellos que violan la Constitución; aquellos que voluntariamente infringen la dignidad de la ley, violan procedimientos administrativos, usan el propio poder para confundir el derecho, minando sin más el estado de derecho... Todas estas personas están siendo denunciadas de manera decisiva y es necesario resistirlas. Deben ser llevadas ante la justicia.
Como hijos e hijas de la Iglesia, todos nosotros anhelamos una situación de paz y estabilidad a largo plazo. De ningún modo podemos retroceder allí donde «la gente ordinaria sufre ya sea en tiempo de prosperidad o de crisis»; no permitamos que nadie vaya contra el desarrollo armonioso.
Todos los cristianos de China llevan dentro de sí un sentido de misión, rindiendo honor al Señor y haciendo el bien frente al prójimo. Al mismo tiempo, hemos deseado por tanto tiempo una situación cultural, religiosa y social que fuese tolerante, en la cual adaptar la religión cristiana a la cultura china. Las autoridades de la provincia de Zhejiang demolieron las cruces como venganza. ¿Es éste vuestro modo de entender la «chinacización de la religión» anunciada ya hace algún tiempo por Xi Jinping?
En un momento en el cual cual «el viento está soplando a través de la torre y anuncia una tempestad en aumento en la montaña», tomaremos sobre nosotros aún más la gran responsabilidad de rejuvenecer al pueblo chino, y creeremos siempre más firmemente que nosotros somos también la espina dorsal y la bendición de la nación china. Mirando las cruces caer una tras otra, hemos gritado de rabia y hemos enjugado lágrimas de dolor. Pero usaremos con sabiduría cada método disponible para volver a erigir las cruces. Donde es removida una cruz, serán construidas un millón de cruces: en el corazón de cada hombre, a lo largo de las avenidas y en los callejones, y en la casa de cada familia.
La Iglesia, en el curso de su historia, ha crecido y ha prosperado bajo la persecución o el favor del soberano. Nosotros suplicamos ardientemente la misericordia del Señor, que nos conceda el coraje de morir por aquello que es justo, por la paz de la nación, por el verdadero crecimiento de la nación china, listos para hacer cualquier sacrificio que nos sea pedido.
Como está escrito en la Biblia (Amos 5, 24): « ¡Que el derecho corra como el agua, y la justicia sea como un torrente inagotable!». Por la libertad de la religión, por la dignidad de la ley, para el continuo desarrollo de China, para el bienestar a largo plazo del pueblo chino, todos los creyentes a lo largo de toda China, aquellos decenas de millones [de personas] plenas del sentido de justicia – ¡Basta de permanecer en silencio! ¡Gritemos!
El cuerpo entero del clero cristiano de la diócesis de Wenzhou
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Un grupo de cristianos chinos resisten en el tejado de su iglesia ante la amenaza de que el gobierno retire la cruz en su campanario en julio de 2015
http://www.chinaaid.org/2015/08/more-than-20-christians-trapped-on-roof.html
LD/Agencias 2015-08-07
Photo courtesy of church members, 5 de agosto de 2015
Una veintena de creyentes cristianos llevan un mes subidos en el tejado de una iglesia de la ciudad de Huzhou, en la provincia oriental china de Zhejiang, para evitar que las autoridades retiren la cruz del campanario, según la información de la ONG de derechos humanos China Aid de la que se hace eco EFE.
El grupo de protesta, que el miércoles vio cómo la policía militar china rodeaba la Iglesia Jinjiaer con la intención de desalojarla y retirar la cruz, ha pasado día y noche el tejado desde principios de julio, cuando sus miembros emitieron un comunicado en el que prometieron defender el recinto religioso.
Los manifestantes se han ido turnando las últimas semanas en el tejado, y algunos de ellos han llegado a amenazar con saltar al vacío si el gobierno local continúa con sus planes de retirar la cruz.
Las autoridades han detenido al menos a siete de ellos, pertenecientes a una comunidad protestante denominada Amor Sagrado, mientras que los que continúan en lo alto están cada vez más débiles a causa del fuerte calor, la humedad y las duras condiciones de la acampada, señalaron portavoces del grupo.
La protesta se produce en un momento de intensa campaña de retirada de cruces públicas por parte de las autoridades de Zhejiang, una de las provincias de China con mayor número de comunidades cristianas protestantes.
El gobierno provincial defiende que la retirada de estos símbolos, que ya comenzó el pasado año, se debe únicamente a razones de seguridad, mientras que grupos cristianos aseguran que se trata de un ataque a la libertad religiosa.
Se calcula que en China hay unos 60 millones de creyentes, aunque más de la mitad de ellos -unos 37 millones- se agrupan en congregaciones no afiliadas al Gobierno, por lo que en no pocas ocasiones son perseguidos.
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La policía militar
apostada fuera de la iglesia el , en una foto tomada desde el
tejado el 5 de agosto de 2015.
(Photo courtesy of church members)
More than 20
Christians trapped on roof of Zhejiang church now occupied by
government 
China Aid Wednesday, August 5, 2015
By Rachel Ritchie (Huzhou, Zhejiang—Aug. 5, 2015)
More than 20 Christians in China’s coastal Zhejiang province were stuck on the rooftop of their church when the building became occupied by military police who were there to demolish the church’s cross.
A church member told China Aid that the Christians had been on the roof for more than 24 hours in order to protect the Huzhou church’s cross. He also said that it is very hot and the Christians have no access to food or water.
Police also blocked off roads leading to the church.
The church issued a statement in which they said they would
defend their cross at all costs on July 12.
The demolition attempt is a continuation of Zhejiang’s
“Three Rectifications and One Demolition” campaign.
La policía en el interior de la iglesia, foto del 5 de agosto de 2015, cortesía de los miembros de la iglesia
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Zhejiang officials secretly remove crosses, causing public outcry
China Aid Monday, August 3, 2015 http://www.chinaaid.org/2015/08/zhejiang-officials-secretly-remove.html (Wenzhou, Zhejiang—August 3, 2015)
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| Un agente quita una cruz en la provincia de Zhejiang el 19 de junio de 2015 |
Government officials in China’s coastal Zhejiang secretly demolished church crosses, triggering immediate public outcry in late July.
Between July 23-24, police officers stealthily removed the crosses of Dongmen Christian Church, Xinao Christian Church, Pengjiashan Church and another church in Wenzhou and Bethel Church in Taizhou and threatened the cross of another small church in Wenzhou.
Because of the secrecy of these endeavors, the officers met with no resistance.
In the early morning of July 23, officials in Pingyang County, Wenzhou removed the cross topping a house church. The same day, Pingyang County officials secretly removed Pengjiashan Church’s cross; however, the church members replaced it a day later with a larger cross. The church of another cross in Pingyang County was also removed that day.
The crosses topping Dongmen Christian Church and Xinao Christian Church were forcibly and secretly demolished on July 24. Members of Xinao Christian Church re-installed their cross on July 25.
In Taizhou, authorities demolished Bethel Church’s cross on July 24.
In addition, officials attempted to forcefully take the cross of a small church in Wenzhou on July 23, but Christians successfully protected it. One church member clung to the cross and sat on the ground to prevent its removal. After encountering this difficulty, the government personnel halted their endeavor.
When China Aid’s reporter confronted the Wenzhou Three-Self Patriotic Movement and the Wenzhou Christian Committee asking for an explanation, they responded that they were not aware of the demolitions.
More than twenty Catholic bishops and church leaders approached the main government building in Wenzhou to protest the government’s persistent persecution. Many people held signs that read, “Insistently resist forced cross removals”, and collectively spread out a banner stating “Defend the dignity of religion against forced cross removal”. Police officers monitored the crowd but didn’t arrest the protestors.
Zhang, a pastor of a church in Wenzhou, noted the discrepancies between the government’s “Three Rectifications and One Demolition” campaign and the forced removal of church crosses in a July 22 public declaration. He argues that disposing of the crosses breaches the essence of the “Three Rectifications and One Demolition” campaign via the desecration of government-approved churches and destroys the morale of Christians dedicated to both their faith and China.
Lin, a Christian from Wenzhou, informed China Aid that churches across the county submitted a unified declaration to their local government. In response, the government issued a notification to every church, saying they want to regulate all of the churches in the county. Lin says, “Every church rejects this regulation. The official lawsuit has not been declared yet”.
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Lawyer group defending Zhejiang crosses releases second statement
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
http://www.chinaaid.org/2015/08/lawyer-group-defending-zhejiang-crosses.html
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| Christians were stranded on their church’s roof (Photo courtesy of church members) |
China Aid
By Rachel Ritchie
(Huzhou, Zhejiang—Aug. 5, 2015) The recently-established
“Lawyers for the Protection of the Cross” group has initiated legal action in an attempt to
fight back against the coastal Zhejiang provincial
government’s demolition of church crosses.
On July 15, group member Zhang Kai released a message, detailing
the group’s recent actions and providing possible outcomes.
His statement is as follows:
First, we requested that the Wuxing District government in the city of Huzhou reconsider their compliance with the religious affairs bureau’s request to remove the cross atop a church in Wuxing District, Huzhou. The legal office said there would be a reply within five days. If the answer is that this case can’t be put on record, we will file an administrative lawsuit.
Second, we also requested that several departments of the Huzhou Municipal Religious Affairs Bureau disclose more information ... By law, if an answer does not come within 15 days, an administrative lawsuit will be filed.
Third, if this event arouses great public anger and severely hurts the feelings of religious people, the people in Wuxing District may apply to the public security bureau for an approved protest. If an answer does not come within a legally prescribed time, a lawsuit will be filed.
Four, because the officials involved in this case are allegedly committed the crime of illegally depriving people of religious freedom, they are in violation of Penal Code 251. As a result, we will sue the Procuratorate on behalf of the Christians in the village. For other incidences we hear of during this time, we will file a lawsuit in a timely manner.
China Aid reported today that more than 20
Christians from the church in Wuxing District, Huzhou are currently stranded
on the church’s rooftop after police surrounded the building.
The church members have been on the roof for more than 24 hours.
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Zhejiang officials continue removing crosses in Taizhou and Wenzhou
http://www.chinaaid.org/2015/07/zhejiang-officials-continue-removing.html
Friday, July 31, 2015
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| Shuangcun Church members cling to the cross to preventits forced removal. (Photo: China Aid) |
China Aid
(Taizhou, Zhejiang—July 31, 2015) On July 22, government
officials continued their cross removal initiative by breaking into a house church in
China’s coastal Zhejiang and forcibly removing its cross
despite church members’ attempts to halt the demolition.
The Taizhou municipal government sent approximately 300 employees
to Shuangcun Church, where several Christians surrounded the
church’s cross and tied themselves to it to prevent it from
being moved. The officials dragged the church members away.
During the conflict, one man shouted, “Resist the forced
removal of the cross. It is illegal.”
A prior attempt to remove Shuangcun Church’s cross occurred
on June 30, 2014, when police officers took the cross from the
top of the church; however, they didn’t demolish it, and
church attendees re-erected the cross on the ground.
During last year’s cross removal, the government said that
their intent was to “rectify” the church building,
despite its recognition as a “place with outstanding
standards” in 2011’s “Build Harmonious
Churches” campaign. Their statement referenced the
“Three Rectifications and One Demolition,” movement
that began in January 2014. They have not stated their reasoning
behind this year’s attempt.
The same morning, officials removed the cross atop Houwan Church
in Wenzhou. A church attendee told China Aid’s reporter that
the government is using cross demolitions to terrorize Christians
in Wenzhou by crushing their “mental boundaries.”
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Zhejiang officials increase cross removals, persecution in Taizhou
http://www.chinaaid.org/2015/07/zhejiang-officials-increase-cross.html
Thursday, July 30, 2015
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| Zhejiang officials forciblyremove a cross from a Yuhuan County church. |
China Aid
(Taizhou, Zhejiang—July 30, 2015) As the government in
coastal Zhejiang province continues
to remove church crosses, local Christians protested the
forced removal of three churches’ crosses in a Taizhou
subdistrict on July 21.
Officials forcibly removed crosses from Sanlian Anxi Church,
Lingtou Church and Tangli Church in Yuhuan County and met
resistance from church members, many of whom were forced to leave
the premises.
China Aid’s reporter called the township government to
inquire about these incidents, and the official confirmed the
government’s plan to remove all crosses from local churches.
However, he only stated that there was evidence supporting the
removal of the crosses and failed to provide a reason for their
removal. Although the official didn’t know the exact number,
Christians in Wenzhou estimate that 54 crosses in Yuhuan County
will be removed by the end of July.
A Christian in Yuhuan County informed the reporter on July 21
that two churches crosses would be removed the following morning,
including Houwan Christian and an older church.
To emphasize the legality of their cause and protest the removal
of the crosses, Christians across Taizhou District united in
their efforts to preserve religious liberty through peaceful
protests and statements addressed to both government officials
and other Christians.
During the demolition of Tangli Church’s cross, church
attendees gathered together outside the building to sing hymns,
resist the cross’s removal, and hold a sign that read,
“We insist on obeying the law and insist on resisting
illegal removals.” Under Chinese constitutional law,
citizens are granted freedom of religion, and churches that
register under the government are guaranteed legal protection.
On July 21, the churches in Sanmen County, Taizhou declared that
the government’s actions violated the constitution,
disgraced the dignity of the law, ignored Chinese citizens’
legal right to religious freedom, and illegally removed what
Christians consider a symbol of peace. The declaration also
stated that Christians are citizens who follow the law and are
dedicated to upholding the dignity of the law and protecting
their faith.
The churches in Sanmen County join numerous other Christians who
have chosen to protest non-violently and resist cooperating with
the government unless officials abide by the law regarding
religious freedom, as mandated by the Chinese constitution.
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Cross removals in Zhejiang rising: More than 20 cross demolitions reported in 3 week period
http://www.chinaaid.org/2015/07/cross-removals-in-zhejiang-rising-more.html
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
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| Taizhou authorities removed the cross topping Ao Huan Christian Church on July 1, 2015. (Photo: China Aid) |
China Aid
By Rachel Ritchie
(Wenzhou, Zhejiang—July 28, 2015) As persecution against
churches in China’s coastal Zhejiang province intensifies,
two Christian organizations in Zhejiang released an open letter
directed to the Zhejiang Provincial Ethnic and Religious Affairs
Bureau, calling for the immediate and unconditional cessation of
cross demolitions.
In addition to the hundreds of other Zhejiang churches persecuted
since the beginning of a province-wide “Three Rectifications
and One Demolition” persecution campaign that began in early
2014, at least 22 churches in Zhejiang province received
demolition notices or had their crosses forcibly demolished from
June 24-July 20, which prompted the Catholic Patriotic
Association and the Chinese Catholic Bishops Conference to
release the letter on July 5, calling for an end to the
oppression.
The letter, which can be read in its entirety below, called the
actions taken by the local and provincial governments against
churches “evil.” China Aid learned later that the
Zhejiang Provincial Government was angered by the statement and
demanded its withdrawal. When the Catholic Patriotic Association
and the Chinese Catholic Bishops Conference refused to withdraw
the statement, the Zhejiang Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau
revoked the two committees’ official seals for “failing
to follow procedure.”
One Christian said the religious affairs bureau revoked the seals
out of fear. “The seals have really been taken back… in
order to prevent the two committees from issuing another
statement. The religious affairs bureau is afraid that all the
Christians will follow the statements. Then the government
can’t do whatever they want, such as tearing down churches
and demolishing crosses,” he said.
Since China Aid’s last report on the Zhejiang
persecution campaign, which featured the demolition of two
crosses in Rui’an, a sub-city within Wenzhou, and one cross
in Hangzhou, reports of more cross demolitions have surfaced.
China Aid learned that authorities in the Hengfeng subdistrict of
Wenling removed the 19-year-old
Xiayanglin Church’s cross in the early morning of June 24.
The next day, five crosses in the cities of Wenling and Taizhou
were demolished, including Jiming Church, Xiaocun Church and
Tantou Church, all of Wenling.
Moreover, the Wenling Municipal Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM)
held a meeting on June 25 and declared that the crosses topping
all the city’s churches would be removed by the end of July
— the number of churches affected is 118, according to
Pastor Zhang Mingxuan, president of the Chinese House Church
Alliance. Following the meeting, the director of the Wenling
Municipal Religious Affairs Bureau reportedly reminded church
representatives that he “hopes each church will remove its
cross on its own.”
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| Hangzhou officials removed the cross from a
local church in late June. (Photo: China Aid) |
One church official told China Aid that the
government is determined to demolish the crosses. “They just
said that it’s the provincial government’s policy. If
you do not remove your cross, they will demolish the church
building because ‘each church has some areas that were not
legally built.’ They said if you demolish your cross, your
illegal building will not be demolished.”
Also, a Catholic church and eight other churches in Hangzhou
received official notifications on June 25, stating that they
would be demolished within a week, Pastor Zhang reported.
Meanwhile in Wenzhou, authorities demolished the cross on Shipan
Church in the city’s Cangnan County.
A Shipan Church member told China Aid that the church’s
cross has been scheduled for demolition since last year. “We
were told that our cross would be demolished last year after the
government previously leaked a message that it would demolish the
whole church. Because our church doesn’t have sufficient
documents, the government used a loophole to demolish the cross.”
Other Wenzhou Christians reported the Zhejiang’s provincial
Party Committee Secretary, Xia Baolong, who directed the
last year’s cross demolitions, came to Wenzhou on July 24 to
attend a meeting where he was informed of the current status of
the persecution campaign and to tour demolition sites.
Early July
More cross demolitions were reported to China Aid in early July.
The crosses topping Ao Huan Christian Church and Muyu Church in
Taizhou were demolished on July 1, and New Street Christian
Church’s cross was demolished on July 2 in Wenzhou.
Also on July 2, a group of 11 lawyers hired by Holy Love
Christian Church in Jinhua released a notice, “Joint
Statement on the Proposed Demolition of the Cross of Holy Love
Christian Church,” urging authorities to immediately stop
the illegal demolition of crosses and respect religious freedom.
Holy Love Christian Church first received a notice regarding its
impending cross demolition on June 29.
Fu Yonggang, one of Holy Love Christian Church’s lawyers,
said that the church has all the required documents. “It is
illegal for the government to remove the cross using the
‘Three Rectifications and One Demolition’ persecution
campaign, [which targets so-called illegal structures]. Our group
of 11 lawyers accepted the case and issued a statement to the
Jinhua Municipal Religious Affairs Bureau and the Jinhua
Municipal United Front Work Department,” Fu said.
According to Christians in Jinhua, another party official said
that the crosses “impact drivers’ ability to drive
safely,” thus only crosses along the sides of the road were
originally removed. Despite the party official’s reason for
the demolition campaign, crosses within a certain radius of the
roads were next, followed by crosses throughout the province.
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| Officials in Taizhou removed the cross from Sanhe Church on July 20, 2015. (Photo: China Aid) |
Mid-July
China Aid previously reported that a group of Christian human
rights lawyers banded together to defend churches in Zhejiang
despite a crackdown on rights defense lawyers that began on July
9 and affected several of the group members. The lawyers, led by
attorney Zhang Kai, announced the formation of the “Lawyer for Protection of the Cross” group on July 14.
The same day, at around 12:30 p.m., hundreds of Hangzhou
officials removed the cross topping the Nursing Home of Holy Love,
which was run by the Hangzhou Christian Association. The cross
was modified to be smaller and relocated on the wall of the
nursing home.
Bethel Church in Wenling was also attacked on July 14. Church
member reported that hundreds of public security bureau agents
came to demolish the cross and met resistance. Several church
members were wounded in the conflict; one woman suffered a heart
attack that left her in a coma.
One Christian said the woman who had the heart attack was thrown
into the crowd by police and other church members were beaten.
Bethel Church’s cross was one of the last ones left standing
in Shitang, a small town that is a subdivision of Wenling. Church
members guarded the cross, preventing authorities from removing
it.
Officials threatened to raze the entire church building on the
morning of July 14 if church members
didn’t allow them to remove the cross. The Christians
surrounded the equipment that the government had brought in for
the removal. The authorities then told the Christians that they
would come back the next day to perform the removal. However,
when the Christians left, police swarmed the church building,
blocked incoming roads, and broke down the church’s door to
gain entry.
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| Zhejiang province’s Chinese Catholic
Patriotic Association and Chinese Catholic Bishops’ Conference released this open statement, calling for an immediate end to the removal of crosses throughout the province. (Photo: China Aid) |
Officials in Taizhou resumed church persecution
on July 20 with the removal of Sanhe Church’s cross. Local
Christians said approximately 100 police officers and city
inspectors blocked off the church and used a crane to remove the
cross.
Late July
Many area churches received cross demolition notices, including
Fengwo Church, whose pastor Huang Yizi is serving a one-year
sentence for “gathering a crowd to disrupt public
order” after helping another church defend its cross.
On July 18, the Lucheng District Three-Self Patriotic Movement
committee and the Lucheng District Christian Association of
Wenzhou released an open letter, asking for prayer and stating
that the cross is a symbol of God’s love and redemption. The
letter also states its support of the statement released by the
Zhejiang Catholic Patriotic Association and the Zhejiang Chinese
Catholic Bishops Conference.
China Aid also learned in late July that 135 crosses in Pingyang
County, Wenzhou are scheduled for demolition by Sept. 20.
Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association | Chinese
Catholic Bishops’ Conference
(2015) No. 17
Statement Strongly Calling for the Immediate Cessation
of Cross Removals
Zhejiang Ethnic and Religious Affairs Bureau:
Recently, a large number of the crosses atop cathedrals have been
forcibly removed, causing clergymen and the Catholics to express
public resentment. So an emergency conference call was held by
the directors and deputy directors of the Zhejiang Catholic
Patriotic Committee and the Zhejiang Chinese Catholic
Bishops’ Conference where everyone expressed a strong demand
for the immediate cessation of the malignant behavior of removing
the cross. Because:
1. This evil is contrary to the rule of law emphasized by General
Secretary Xi. The Party’s religious policy is to protect
legitimate work, combat illegal activities, resist penetration,
and fight against crime. All the churches whose crosses have been
removed were approved in accordance with regulations; therefore,
all are legal, not harmful, and all should be protected.
2. The evil plays against the establishment of a harmonious
society. This is no small matter of ethnic and religious affairs.
The cross is the expression of the Catholic faith; it is also the
symbol of love. To demolish the cross means to demolish the faith
of the pious and to condone hatred. In fact, the demolitions have
created hatred and brought great instability to a harmonious
society.
3. This evil has put the work of the two committees of the
Zhejiang Catholic Church in trouble. They are bridges which link
the Party government and the Catholic churches, but they are a
“broken bridge” now.
In short, the two committees of the Zhejiang Catholic Church once
again strongly urge the provincial government to call for the
immediate cessation of the evil.
Hereby
Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association
Chinese Catholic Bishops’ Conference
July 5, 2015
Submit to:
United Front Work Department of the Communist Party Committee
State Administration for Religious Affairs
United Front Work Department of the Zhejiang Provincial Party
Committee
Chinese Catholics “One Association, One Group”
Cc: Zhejiang Four Dioceses
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«Haremos florecer la cruz por toda China»
Cristianos chinos colocan cruces en sus casas en señal de protesta contra el gobierno
Si el gobierno impide que el edificio de la iglesia tenga cruces, las casas de los cristianos están transformando el paisaje de las provincias con la difusión del símbolo que tanto molesta al gobierno comunista.
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(NoticiaCristiana) Desde finales de 2013, más de 1.200 cruces fueron retiradas de las iglesias en la provincia de Zhejiang, China. Pero la campaña del gobierno son excusas como «construcciones irregulares» con el objetivo de desaparecer los símbolos cristianos, aun así, no ha impedido que la mayoría de los cruces se muestren en el país.
Algunas comunidades cristianas dispersas en toda China están ganando fuerza y el sacerdote católico Dom Vicent Zhu Weifang llegó a liderar una reciente protesta contra las medidas represivas del gobierno chino, donde logró que se unieran muchos católicos en defensa de la fe.
Dom Zhu, ha actuado en esta causa desde agosto del año pasado pidiendo que los fieles se posicionen, pero él no está solo en esta lucha, ya que el número de los cristianos sigue creciendo en el país. Para tener una idea, en Zeijiang hay más de 210.000 cristianos, una provincia de Wenzhou cuenta con 120 mil miembros, es decir, el número de creyentes es mucho mayor de lo que piensan las autoridades locales.
Pero para trabajar en las iglesias de China se necesita autorización y la comunidad provinciana de Yongqiang no fue reconocida, perjudicando la acción de los religiosos en las iglesias.
A medida que tratan de resolver esta situación, los católicos y los protestantes se están uniendo para poner cruces de madera en sus casas y carros. Si el gobierno impide que el edificio de la iglesia tenga cruces, las casas de los cristianos están transformando el paisaje de las provincias con la difusión del símbolo que tanto molesta al gobierno comunista.
Uno de los líderes cristianos de Zheijiang han dicho que la idea es hacerle frente a la decisión de colocar cada vez cruces dispersas en toda la provincia. «Cada vez que derriben una cruz, nosotros vamos a colocar una nueva. Incluso estamos pensando en hacer banderas y ropa con estampas en cruz. Haremos florecer la cruz por toda China», aseguró el religioso al diario británico The Guardian.
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Mons. Vincent Zhu Weifang, obispo de Wenzhou
Un obispo de casi 90 años se manifiesta para pedir el fin de la destrucción de cruces en China
25/07/15 6:30 AM
(Asia News/InfoCatólica) Mons. Vincent Zhu Weifang, obispo de Wenzhou de casi 90 años, y 26 sacerdotes de su diócesis, se ha manifestado delante de la sede del gobierno de la ciudad para pedir que termine la campaña de demolición de las cruces en Zhejiang. Ya hace un año, el 30 de julio, el obispo había difundido una carta pastoral expresando su contrariedad al proyecto que ya ha afectado a más de 400 edificios y cruces.
A las 2 de la tarde del día de ayer, con sus cabellos blancos que brillaban en el sol, el anciano sacerdote y sus sacerdotes han expuesto un cartel con el lema: «Defendemos la dignidad de nuestra fe; contra la demolición de las cruces». Diversos sacerdotes tenían carteles donde estaba escrito. «Nos oponemos a las destrucción de las cruces del modo más absoluto».
Algunos empleados del gobierno se acercaron y les pidieron que se dispersaran. Luego llegó la policía y los sacerdotes, llevando sus carteles, marcharon de la sede del gobierno a la oficina de las peticiones, donde fueron recibidos por un equipo gubernamental. A lo largo del trayecto los peatones y las personas que manejaban sus autos, se detuvieron y les han dejado pasar, mirándolos con interés.
Esta es la cuarta vez que la comunidad oficial de Wenzhou expresa públicamente su malestar contra la demolición de las cruces. Mons. Zhu había enviado su carta pastoral del título «No temas, pero ten fe», pidiendo con urgencia al gobierno que detenga la campaña de las demoliciones. Sus sacerdotes lo han seguido y el día después han publicado una declaración firmada. Después, la diócesis también expresó su perplejidad y dio un juicio sobre las nuevas normas para la construcción de edificios religiosos en la provincia de Zhejiang, criticadas también por algunas comunidades protestantes.
La noticia de hoy sobre la manifestación del obispo y de los sacerdotes se difundió rápidamente, gracias a las redes sociales, sobre todo con «Weixin». Algunos católicos llegaron a la oficina del gobierno para apoyar a los manifestantes. Uno de ellos dijo: «Muchos fieles esperan unirse a esta manifestación. Mantener las cruces es responsabilidad nuestra».
Esa misma mañana, al celebrar la misa, un sacerdote participante en la manifestación pidió a los fieles que recten todos los días la corona de la Divina Misericordia para pedir la protección de la fe católica y de las cruces.
Algunos católicos han declarado que las cruces en la zona de Lishui, serán abatidas antes del 31 de agosto. Los fieles están preocupados y están rezando pidiendo la protección de las iglesias.