The Church in Vietnam Isn't Afraid. But the Communist Regime Is

Because it sees the Catholic Church as a place of the freedom desired by all. That's why it's oppressing it, to stop the contagion. The report from a correspondent on the ground
by Sandro Magister
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ROMA, October 22, 2008 – At the synod taking place at the Vatican, there are two bishops from Vietnam: the bishop of Nha Trang, Joseph Vo Duc Minh, and of Thanh Hóa, Joseph Nguyên Chi Linh.

The latter of these, speaking on the morning of October 13, called the Church of Vietnam "one of the Churches most harshly tested by bloody and uninterrupted persecution."

But immediately after this, he encouraged those present with this passage from the conciliar constitution "Gaudium et Spes":

"The Church admits that she has greatly profited and still profits from the antagonism of those who oppose or who persecute her." the rest