China says citizens now enjoy religious freedom , as enshrined in the constitution -- but it comes with caveats . Catholic Church and government authorities uneasily coexist in China . More than six million Catholics attend government-sanctioned churches . Experts say millions more practice Catholicism in underground `` house-churches '' which are not officially recognized by the state but tolerated as a matter of faith.
Catholic Church and government authorities uneasily coexist in China . More than six million Catholics attend government-sanctioned churches . Experts say millions more practice Catholicism in underground `` house-churches '' which are not officially recognized by the state but tolerated as a matter of faith.