Sources within the Church in China said most of the invitees to the tour have participated in recent illicit ordinations either in Leshan or Shantou dioceses.

教会消息人士对天亚社说，大部分受邀者曾参与六月在乐山教区和七月在汕头教区的主教祝圣礼。

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All of this speaks to the state of the Church in China today.

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Like the Party in China now, the Church then was pluralistic in practice about everything except an affront to its core powers.

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On Thursday, however, Kan Baoping, secretary-general of the China Christian Council, said Christian church leaders should take immediate action to shield their congregations from the Almighty God.

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