Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin was arrested after refusing to pay a $27,000 fine for celebrating a Mass attended by 200 faithful. His whereabouts and condition remain unknown as Chinese communist authorities escalate the persecution of underground Catholics.
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WENZHOU, China (LifeSiteNews) — Once again, a bishop of the Underground Church in China has been arrested by the communist authorities for offering an “illegal” Mass in public.
As reported by AsiaNews, on March 7 Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin was arrested by Chinese security police and taken into custody, with his current whereabouts unknown.
