Maybe this will ease your minds a little
I have mentioned before that I am on a tourist visa, and tourists are instructed not to participate in religious activities. Right now that is easy for me because I can't even find the Catholic Church. I have a vague address for it somewhere in Shenzhen.
However, those with resident visas, like Randy will have this week, have a few more degrees of freedom. There is a Protestant Church not too far from our house. It is part of a gated community that was originally built for oil company employees. The community includes a school (Shekou International), a playground, and a Protestant Church.
Randy will probably have his resident visa this week. If we pursue that course of action, too, we can go back to attending church together, once I figure out where the Catholic Church is (and the Chinese Church remains in Communion with Rome).
However, those with resident visas, like Randy will have this week, have a few more degrees of freedom. There is a Protestant Church not too far from our house. It is part of a gated community that was originally built for oil company employees. The community includes a school (Shekou International), a playground, and a Protestant Church.
Randy will probably have his resident visa this week. If we pursue that course of action, too, we can go back to attending church together, once I figure out where the Catholic Church is (and the Chinese Church remains in Communion with Rome).
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By the way, Father John told me he knows a Maryknoll priest who's living in China and teaching at the university, so let me know if you'd like me to get contact info for him. He might be able to answer some questions or help you make some contacts on the church front.