Underground Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin Seized By Police
By FR. BERNARDO CERVELLERA ROME (AsiaNews) — The bishop of Wenzhou (Zhejiang), the Most Rev. Peter Shao Zhumin, was seized by police and taken to an unknown location. The incident occurred April 12. Public security agents, however, have allowed the faithful to bring them some clothes to hand them over to the prelate, a sign that his kidnapping will be long term. Bishop Shao is a bishop of the underground Church, recognized by the Holy See as an ordinary bishop of the diocese, after the death of his predecessor, Bishop Vincenzo Zhu Weifang, on September 7. The kidnapping of Shao came just hours before the start of the Easter Triduum. One priest believes the bishop’s detention was precisely to prevent…Continue Reading