By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The overture Pope Francis made to China earlier this month while he was in Mongolia was
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In the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar on Sept. 3, the pope sent greetings to China, calling its citizens a"noble" people and asking Catholics in China to be"good Christians and good citizens". Chow, Hong Kong's top Catholic cleric, in April made the first visit to the Chinese capital by a bishop of the former British colony, which has 600,000 Catholics, in nearly 30 years.
Asked if Li had received permission to travel, Chow said"He has, he has." Asked if Li would be coming, Chow said"I think this has to be finalised," but he repeated that Li had received permission.Beijing has been following a policy of"Sinicisation" of religion, trying to root out foreign influences and enforce obedience to the Communist Party. There are an estimated 10-12 million Catholics in China.
In the interview, Chow said the Hong Kong Church has a mission to be a"bridging Church" between the West and China.
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