China’s two government appointed Catholic bodies have released their revised constitu-tions with “Sinicization” as a central concept, seen as part of a broader strategy by Beijing to make all religion in the country more “Chinese.” Other changes in the appointment of senior officials finds the government -run bodies at even greater odds with standard Vatican practice, under-scoring the difficult road ahead as the Holy See continues its talks with Beijing over — in the first instance — the appointment of bishops. Specifically, “Sinicization” is now included in both constitutions.
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