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Priests, nuns in Shanghai to undergo compulsory ‘study classes’

Friday, October 5th, 2012

All priests and nuns in the Diocese of Shanghai have been required to attend compulsory “study classes,” the Union of Catholic Asian News reported. The report quoted observers as saying that authorities imposed the classes in response to Auxiliary Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin’s controversial ordination in July. The 45-year-old prelate quit the Catholic Patriotic Association Read more