Dr. Clark on Matteo Ricci

Most books and talks about Matteo Ricci suggest that he unequivocally, and without exception, venerated Chinese culture and Chinese people.
--Anthony Clarkhttps://t.co/okI1ltwdGS

— Church Life Journal (@ChurchLifeND) February 18, 2026

Jesuit Graves in Beijing

Jesuit grave-stones in Peking follow a particular pattern established in the Ming dynasty by that of Matteo Ricci. Their design is unique and exclusively used for Jesuit graves: On the left is the Latin text giving the name, nationality, and summary biographical information... 1/ pic.twitter.com/ramF9R9L1K

— Incunabula (@incunabula) May 29, 2021

A Dominican Would Say This

The Jesuits were wrong on the Chinese Rites controversy, as the Holy See properly held when first examining the issue. https://t.co/LIkMLOtYlV

— Fr. Pius Pietrzyk OP (@PiusOP) May 28, 2021

China is Assyrian territory, and the Assyrians did attempt inculturation.

Cardinal Zen

【記香港．專訪】守住香港的榮休主教　89 歲陳日君：我不會走、不可走、不應走https://t.co/BzihfGpq7d

— Stand News 立場新聞 (@StandNewsHK) May 19, 2021

【記香港．陳日君（下）】教廷變色ㅤ陳日君獨力挽狂瀾：我是中國的樞機https://t.co/03XUamp5fH

— Stand News 立場新聞 (@StandNewsHK) May 19, 2021

Too Early to Judge This a Vatican Failure?

Sandro Magister: On the Appointment of Bishops, China Is Doing Everything on Its Own. And the Pope Kowtows

Controversy about Inculturation

An “apostolate through books” and the development of a local theology in China is one of the less–known aspects of the Church’s mission there, this article considers historical context and major theological issues @civcatt_cn @PiusOP @FatherTFhttps://t.co/JvsgrRJfrr

— Civiltà Cattolica EN (@civcatt_en) January 21, 2021

And a Dominican response:

I recall a problem in the past when a certain religious order tried to develop a local theology in China. If memory serves, that didn't work out so well. https://t.co/8Y2CchI9SS

— Fr. Pius Pietrzyk OP (@PiusOP) January 22, 2021

Lord Have Mercy

His Eminence, @CardJosephZen spoke with @NCRegister at length this summer—giving a background to this new article by @EdwardPentin.

“My last act of protest will be to do just that, to now disappear with everyone knowing why.”

Ref: https://t.co/gBLR77KQ2f https://t.co/wN1xgXimbL pic.twitter.com/91npAk4biO

— Bree A Dail (@breeadail) January 16, 2021

Chinese law professor Teng Biao, a victim of “severe torture” at the hands of Chinese authorities, said it is “high time for the world to stop appeasing the Chinese government and pay attention to human rights in China.”
https://t.co/eZ3wcJLAL8 @NCRegister

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) January 16, 2021

Church of the East!

Hello, I'm @ChenHuailun and I'll be continuing to tweet about Christianity in Tang China. Yesterday, I introduced the Xi'an stele and its narration of Christianity's entrance into Chang'an. Today I'll continue the story and add some of its context. ~ahc #jingjiao /1 pic.twitter.com/KLJDRsdts4

— Tweeting Historians (@Tweetistorian) January 5, 2021

Lu Hong Nian paintings

They are from the collection of "Celestial Icons" at the website of the Ricci Institute of the University of San Francisco.https://t.co/8IDcUAVkEk

— Fr Timothy Finigan (@FatherTF) December 1, 2020

Nestorian Stele

Nestorian (Christian) stele from Chengjiao village, Louyang. Dates to early 9th C. pic.twitter.com/Zx9mmZggqP

— Peter Frankopan (@peterfrankopan) November 16, 2020

Nina Shea on the Sino-Vatican Agreement

This partnership comes at a very high price—for the Chinese Catholic Church and for the Vatican’s moral authority.https://t.co/r1t8cKutLk

— First Things (@firstthingsmag) November 8, 2020

A Cool Reception

Cardinal Hon’s letter to #HongKong clergy met with opposition in some quarters of the local Church. One priest told CNA it “went down like a bucket of cold sick” with some local Catholics. https://t.co/1EzdooCnRd via @cnalive

— Ed. Condon (@canonlawyered) September 1, 2020

Bishop Favier in Beijing

The heart of Pekin: Bishop A. Favier's diary of the siege, May-August, 1900 edited by Rev J. Freri

"Re Against Zen"

Sandro Magister: Re Against Zen. Divided By a Wall of China

A New Neocat Seminary in Macao

Sandro Magister: Neocatechumenals Heading Into the Sunset, With a Push From the Pope

Il Collegio Redemptoris Mater per l’Asia – l’Osservatore Romano – Agenzia Fides

The New Martyrs of China

Fr. Paul Mariani, SJ on Cardinal Zen's Book

For Love of My People I Will Not Remain Silent: On the Situation of the Church in China

Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong: Fighter, Teacher, Risk-Taker by Fr. Paul Mariani, S.J.
The book For Love of My People I Will Not Remain Silent: On the Situation of the Church in China is not for the faint of heart. For—as any fighter—Cardinal Zen calls out his adversaries.

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