Ad Sinarum gentem

Ad sinarum gentem is an encyclical of Pope Pius XII. , With whom he " to the situation of the Church in China" took position on October 7, 1954. The Pope addressed to the Chinese Episcopate and the Chinese people. Pope Pius XII. warned in his encyclical explicitly before a Chinese state church.

Content

Introduction is called Pius XII. on his Apostolic Letter Cupimus Imprimis of 18 January 1952, stated that that letter had not only been an expression of sympathy, but also an Exhortation to meet all the obligations of the Christian religion with a resolute loyalty, which sometimes demand heroic strength. This circular is he now turn, since the suffering and disorders of the Christian life were increasing, with the help of God to those who want to live in peace and unity.

The Chinese regime trying to build a national church among the Catholics of China, which was no longer a Catholic, told Pius XII. This national church is the negation of universality or catholicity better, through which stand donated by Jesus Christ to all nations community and they all embrace. The Pope committed himself clearly by bringing to express that a Catholic can recognize the communist rules in any form; and they were never to bring in line with the Catholic faith.

With clear words he exhorted the Catholic bishops and priests not to join the Communist patriot community, because, as he writes, "we" - he and his brothers - stood in the defense of the gospel. Nor is it conceivable and not divinely ordained, priests and bishops finally stood in Christ's way and can not be used arbitrarily.

Conclusion

The Pope warned, pointing out that in reality the Communists intend to create a national church, which could no longer be Catholic, because it constitutes the negation of the Catholic faith. Furthermore, he noted that the primacy of the Pope is not recognized and that the commitment of the Patriotic Association trying to manipulate the mass of the Catholic population in order to integrate them into the socialist revolutionary movement and the Communist Party.