Bishop Jia arrested again.Stamford, CT -- Bishop Julius Jia Zhiguo was arrested January 5, 2005, in the village of Wuqiu, Hebei province Noun 1. Hebei province - a populous province in northeastern China Hebei, Hopeh, Hopei Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most , in northern China. Along with eleven priests, he had been briefly detained de·tain tr.v. de·tained, de·tain·ing, de·tains 1. To keep from proceeding; delay or retard. 2. To keep in custody or temporary confinement: on December 14. He was released from the latest detention on January 8. The arrest/release sequence is a familiar pattern for the 69-year-old bishop. He is one of the most prominent leaders of the underground Catholic Church in China and is adamant on not joining the Patriotic Church, which receives recognition from the Communist government. Bishop Jia and his flock flock 1. a group of one species of animal or bird which eats or travels or is kept together, e.g. flock of sheep, of wild geese. 2. wool or cotton particles or debris used as stuffing or packing. have suffered persecution Persecution Albigenses medieval sect suppressed by a crusade, wars, and the Inquisition. [Fr. Hist.: NCE, 53] Camisards uprising of Protestant peasantry after the revocation of Edict of Nantes in 1685 was brutally suppressed by the for over 30 years because of their adherence to the Holy See and the Pope. He has spent a total of 20 years in prison. When free to do so, he cares for 100 handicapped orphans in his residence in the town of Wuqiu. (Files from Cardinal Kung Foundation The Cardinal Kung Foundation is a not-for-profit Roman Catholic organization based in Stamford, Connecticut. Founded in 1994 by Joseph Kung, the nephew of the late Ignatius Cardinal Kung Pin-Mei, the foundation monitors the treatment of Catholics in China and that portion of the .) P.S. There is no record that Canada's Prime Minister, on tour in China in January, mentioned Bishop Jia's case to the Belying power brokers. |
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