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    'This Is Making a Lot of Christians in China Very Nervous'

    The case of a bishop detained by the Chinese government—and what it says about a looming deal between Beijing and the Vatican
    by Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian Mar 30, 2018 5 minutes
    Source: Vincent Du / Reuters

    The Chinese government detained a beloved Catholic bishop earlier this week in an apparent attempt to keep him out of sight around the Easter holidays, just as an end to a decades-long split between Beijing and the Vatican may be in sight.

    The bishop, Guo Xijin, is recognized by the Vatican but not by the official Catholic Church in China, which is under government control. Such underground bishops are at the heart of the split. Since the 1950s, the Chinese government has insisted it must approve the selection of bishops, but the Vatican has continued to ordain clergy in secret, leading to overlapping sets of official and underground bishops in some Chinese parishes.

    Guo was detained in the days leading up to the Easter holidays after refusing to

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