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June 23, 2016

Vatican following case of Chinese Bishop Ma, spokesman says

A well-wisher kisses the ring of Auxiliary Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin following his 2012 episcopal ordination at St. Ignatius Cathedral in Shanghai. The Vatican said it has had no direct contact with Bishop Ma, whose statement in a blog in June appeared to indicate that he had recanted an earlier decision to abandon the Chinese government's Catholic Patriotic Association.

VATICAN CITY – The Vatican said it has had no direct contact with Auxiliary Bishop Thaddeus Ma Daqin of Shanghai, who apparently wrote a blog post in June that gave many people the impression he had recanted an earlier decision to abandon the Chinese government's Catholic Patriotic Association.

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