A captive church: Catholicism and repression in Vietnam

The secretary-general of the Vietnamese communist Party (VCP) promised at the Sixth VCP Congress in late 1986 to take measures to respect religious freedom and to improve relations with the Catholic Church. According to the author, however, recent developments suggest otherwise. Persecutions have co...

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Main Author: Mais, Jean (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 1988
In: Indochina report
Year: 1988, Issue: 16, Pages: 1-39
Further subjects:B Religious freedom
B Vietnam
B Freedom of religion
B Vietnam Holy See (motif) Repressalien / Oppression Communist party Internal policy Glaubens- und Religionsfreiheit Religious policy
B Communist party
B Religious policy
B Oppression
B Internal policy
B Catholic school
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Summary:The secretary-general of the Vietnamese communist Party (VCP) promised at the Sixth VCP Congress in late 1986 to take measures to respect religious freedom and to improve relations with the Catholic Church. According to the author, however, recent developments suggest otherwise. Persecutions have continued. He explains in this essay how the Church is kept captive by the communist regime. (DÜI-Sen)
Physical Description:Lit.Hinw. S. 26
ISSN:0217-8451
Contains:In: Indochina report