Comics, 4-13-18: China

China Reaches out to Roman Catholic Church: Pope Francis' China Deal to 'Annihilate the underground evangelical Church' ... 4-8-18, Pope Francis says 'hell doesn't exist,' but he's creating one for his own flock in China.
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China Bans the Bible
​4-8-18, Christian Post -- Ever since Chinese President Xi Jinping came into power the government has increasingly sought to crack down on Christianity. According to the Independent China's ruling Communist Party only recognizes Buddhism, Islam, Taoism, Protestantism and Catholicism [apparently not considered "Christian"].  ​Atheist China is putting the clamps on the distribution of the Holy  Bible, by having the biggest online retailers remove the holy book from their websites. Also Christian bookstores have been warned that "foreign" Christian books published from outside China should no longer be sold. 

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​As far back as 1199 AD Pope Innocent III of the Roman Catholic Church Banned the Laity from Possessing the Holy Bible
The laity would be able to discern the truth from God's Word for themselves. The truth was at odds with Catholic teaching. Dissent flourished with the availability of the Bible, and so persecution of people called  'heretics' increased. It was an attempt by the RC church to maintain control and assert her presumed authority; this history is well documented.