Through our newsletter, press releases, and conferences, we are aware that many of our readers became aware that they were assisting the Patriotic Association by their donations to projects which they thought were Roman Catholic. We embrace the basic United Nations principles - the freedom to worship. More importantly, we respect that people may support any religion of their choice. Underlying this belief and our mission is our driving impetus - truth, knowledge, and education. It is not our purpose to dissuade people from contributing to organizations of their choice, even to the Patriotic Association.
People are free to support any institution in which they believe.
However, we hope to present to all the friends of China with the complete set of facts so that they can make informed choices. In this article, we will examine this organization by contrasting the Roman Catholic Church with the Patriotic Association's history, structure, and principles, leading to the inevitable conclusion that the Patriotic Association is not a Roman Catholic Church. Current issues and confusion on the Patriotic Association will be discussed. In order to be comprehensive in its contents, some of the previously published material by this foundation will be reintroduced. D., Director and CEO of Saint Thomas Aquinas Center.