China has begun recruiting foreign Roman Catholic priests to aid the Beijing diocese in ministering to foreign athletes and visitors to the Olympic Games. The foreign priests will be paired with priests from China's Patriotic church. No Chinese Roman Catholic priests, who practice their faith illegally, will participate in this effort as the government either relocated or arrested these individuals, or placed them under house arrest. Priests under house arrest are also barred from celebrating mass or meeting with foreigners.

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