Yet More Schadenfreude, at the expense of the Chinese "Patriotic" Church

Apparently Chinese Catholics prefer the Real McCoy:

Although the Catholic Church is theoretically under the control of the Patriotic Association, in practice virtually all Chinese Catholics prefer to align themselves directly with the Holy See.

Gosh, wonder why? Could it be that all state-run churches are either Herodian tyrants or doctrinally mushy Gilbert and Sullivan characters?