Saturday, March 28, 2009

Catholics In Vietnam Get Light Sentence For Fighting For Church

Some Catholics did a little damage during a demonstration in Vietnam. They knocked down a wall and set up a shrine to Our Lady. They were convicted, given a light sentence, appealed the decision, and lost the appeal.

While this might seem like bad news, I think it's a good thing that the government there has come such a long way towards tolerance of Catholics.

The full story from the AP is here:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hFaNWDuuQ4A1hcYeEtbf3GoGu5AwD9768QFO0

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