A leading Chinese politician has told the country’s Catholics to promote socialism and keep their distance from Rome.
Speaking after a meeting with China’s state-approved official Church, Yu Zhengsheng said churches should conform themselves to “socialism with Chinese characteristics” – that is, the model of authoritarian rule and economic liberalisation which China’s Communist Party has developed.
Mr Yu is one of seven members of China’s Politburo standing committee, which is in effect China’s highest ruling body.
