Editing Sinicization (section)

====Catholicism====
{{Further|Catholic Church in China}}
In December 2016, the Ninth National Congress of the Chinese Catholic Representatives reaffirmed their plan for the [[United Front Work Department]]'s [[Catholic Patriotic Association]] to uphold the principle of independence and self-governance, along with the promotion of sinicization.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Shan Ren Shen Fu |title=The Ninth Assembly of Chinese Catholic Representatives: More smog and pollution in 2017 |work=[[Asianews.it]] |url=http://www.asianews.it/news-en/The-Ninth-Assembly-of-Chinese-Catholic-Representatives:-More-smog-and-pollution-in-2017-39552.html |url-status=live |access-date=9 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602162518/http://www.asianews.it/news-en/The-Ninth-Assembly-of-Chinese-Catholic-Representatives:-More-smog-and-pollution-in-2017-39552.html |archive-date=2 June 2017}}</ref>

In March 2018, Archbishop [[Paul Gallagher (bishop)|Paul Gallagher]], [[Section for Relations with States (Roman Curia)|Secretary for Relations with States]] within the [[Holy See]]'s [[Secretariat of State (Holy See)|Secretariat of State]], said that "two expressions or, more precisely, two principles stand out, which should interact with each other, namely "sinicization" and "[[inculturation]]." I am convinced that an important intellectual and pastoral challenge arises in an almost natural way from the bringing together of these two terms, which indicate two real visions of the world."<ref>{{cite web |author1=H.E. Msgr. Paul Richard Gallagher |title=Intervention of the Secretary for Relations with States at the International Conference on "Christianity in the Chinese Society: Impact, Interaction and Inculturation" |url=http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2018/03/26/180326c.html |website=Summary of Bulletin |publisher=Holy See Press Office |access-date=9 February 2020 |date=26 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203172928/https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2018/03/26/180326c.html |archive-date=3 December 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Valente |first1=Gianni |title=Gallagher: we are not afraid of China's new global leadership – La Stampa |url=https://www.lastampa.it/vatican-insider/en/2018/03/22/news/gallagher-we-are-not-afraid-of-china-s-new-global-leadership-1.33995315?refresh_ce |access-date=9 February 2020 |work=Vatican Insider |date=22 March 2018 |language=it-IT |archive-date=27 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127172150/https://www.lastampa.it/vatican-insider/en/2018/03/22/news/gallagher-we-are-not-afraid-of-china-s-new-global-leadership-1.33995315?refresh_ce |url-status=live }}</ref>

In June 2018, the Bishops' Conference of the Catholic Church in China and the Catholic Patriotic Association issued a "Five-Year Plan on Carrying Forward the Catholic Church's Adherence to the Direction of Sinicization in Our Country".<ref>{{cite news |title=Sinicization of China Church: the plan in full – UCA News |url=https://www.ucanews.com/news/sinicization-of-china-church-the-plan-in-full/82931 |access-date=9 February 2020 |work=Union of Catholic Asian News Limited |date=31 July 2018 |location=Hong Kong, China |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216070823/https://www.ucanews.com/news/sinicization-of-china-church-the-plan-in-full/82931 |archive-date=16 December 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Zhicheng |first1=Wang |title=Ahead of China-Vatican dialogue, a five-year plan to Sinicize the Church under the Party |url=http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Ahead-of-China-Vatican-dialogue,-a-five-year-plan-to-Sinicize-the-Church-under-the-Party-44038.html |access-date=9 February 2020 |work=AsiaNews |date=31 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225064026/http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Ahead-of-China-Vatican-dialogue,-a-five-year-plan-to-Sinicize-the-Church-under-the-Party-44038.html |archive-date=25 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> This document calls for Catholics to accept Communist party leadership, love the motherland and obey the state, as well as to embrace the state's directive to implement Chinese cultural integration within Catholicism. [[Christianity in Hebei|Churches in Hebei province]] and the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Suifu|Yibin Diocese]] of [[Catholic Church in Sichuan|Sichuan province]] began holding training seminars immediately.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jones |first1=Kevin |title=In China, government-aligned bishops release 'Sinicization' plan |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/38959/in-china-government-aligned-bishops-release-sinicization-plan |access-date=9 February 2020 |work=Catholic News Agency |date=25 July 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517041624/https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/in-china-government-aligned-bishops-release-sinicization-plan-52052 |archive-date=17 May 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=China's Catholics told to create five-year plan to Sinicise Church |url=https://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/coe/chinas-catholics-told-to-formulate-five-year-plan-to-sinicise-church/ |access-date=9 February 2020 |work=World Watch Monitor |date=26 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616154201/https://www.worldwatchmonitor.org/coe/chinas-catholics-told-to-formulate-five-year-plan-to-sinicise-church/ |archive-date=16 June 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Pietro Parolin|Cardinal Parolin]], the Vatican secretary of state, in a 2019 interview with the CCP-owned ''[[Global Times]]'' newspaper, claimed that sinicization was a form of 'inculturation', which is a Catholic missionary term that refers to adopting local culture to proclaim the gospel. He cited Matteo Ricci as an example and pointed out that the Chinese leadership had promised not to undermine the doctrine and nature of each religion. He stated in the interview: "These two terms, "inculturation" and "sinicization," refer to each other without confusion and without opposition: in some ways, they can be complementary and can open avenues for dialogue on the religious and cultural level."<ref>https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/41269/beijing-and-rome-can-work-together-parolin-tells-chinese-media {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602194803/https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/41269/beijing-and-rome-can-work-together-parolin-tells-chinese-media |date=2023-06-02 }}, Beijing and Rome can work together, Parolin tells Chinese media, Catholic News Agency, retrieved June 2nd 2023</ref><ref>https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2019/05/13/no-opposition-between-sinicization-and-inculturation-parolin-tells-china-media/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602201809/https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2019/05/13/no-opposition-between-sinicization-and-inculturation-parolin-tells-china-media/ |date=2023-06-02 }}, 'No opposition between sinicization and inculturation' Parolin tells China media, Catholic World Report, retrieved June 2nd 2023</ref><ref>https://www.heraldmalaysia.com/news/beijing-and-rome-can-work-together-parolin-tells-chinese-media/47797/1 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603162429/https://www.heraldmalaysia.com/news/beijing-and-rome-can-work-together-parolin-tells-chinese-media/47797/1 |date=2023-06-03 }}, Beijing and Rome can work together, Parolin tells Chinese media, Herald Malaysia Online, retrieved June 3rd 2023</ref><ref>https://www.vaticannews.va/zh/vatican-city/news/2019-05/cardinal-parolin-interview-chinese-newspaper-china-holy-see.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603162429/https://www.vaticannews.va/zh/vatican-city/news/2019-05/cardinal-parolin-interview-chinese-newspaper-china-holy-see.html |date=2023-06-03 }}, 帕罗林枢机："我们与中国正在开创一种积极的方法", Vatican News</ref>