RARE! Funeral Pic of Underground Catholic Bishop Xue-Yan Fan

[Benjamingutierrez408]

This is happening today

[whoatethecookiejar]

are they in union with rome?

[JiunLinJAV]

@whoatethecookiejar if you are refering to the catholic churches which practice their faith openly, no, they are not in union with Rome.

[ixtoc999]

A REAL SANTO SUBITO!!

[koledy123]

Let us pray for our persecuted Christian brothers and sisters in China. May God be with them and keep them strong in their Christian faith.

[igloo54]

In China's post Mao Zedong era, Catholicism has again grown (per the Chinese priest I've talked to). The death of Martyrs are not in vain. The Martyrs are the first to forgive their killers and would welcome them into Heaven if the persecutors repent and reconcile.

[dacatholicbandorgan]

We must Pray the Rosary every day, and send Rosaries (the homemade kit ones) to the underground in China to help them.

[dacatholicbandorgan]

One of the Mayrterd Bishops requested many Rosaries be prayed by the faithful in China.

[prieudieu]

Thank you for sharing this poignant image with us. What can you say about such a brave bishop?

[Kosta63]

Thanks You for posting this. I have a picture of

Bishop Fan in his prison garb over my desk.

I received the photo from Free The Fathers many years ago. Deo Gratias

[MummerSwan]

A lot of American Catholic bishops should take a look at the life of this holy man who defied the sinful and practiced his faith. The Faithful in the US are led to believe our bishops were protecting the church by protecting the pedophile priests. That is not an example of practicing the faith much less leading and protecting the flock.

[conradthy]

Because the Vatican can't openly go into China to have open investigations for the case for the cause of his sainthood.

[nmfd72]

This Man is truly a Saint in every sence of the word. Why has the Vatican not started the process of sainthood for him?? or have they??