I think what's really lacking in this debate is what really constitues the "church". Is it a building? A system? The true church are all those who have been called and chosen; those who have repented and turned from their wickedness, unto a life of holiness.

The early church met from house to house. The assembly did not consist of the lost, just the saved. There weren't programs and entertainment; but there was fellowship in the Holy Ghost, and the breaking of bread. This is how the church began and thrived, turning the world upside down. This has all been replaced by nickels, numbers, and noses. Brick and mortar, and the high corner towers have replaced the true fellowship that God had intended for His children.Traces of Rome are scattered within modern day "church" services. If Catholicism is the great whore that many claim she is, then she has many daughters within Protestant circles.

The first step to cleansing ourselves from the filth of these dwellings, is to heed the Word of God, "and come out from among them". The only worship that God will accept are those who worship in spirit and in truth.

GG wrote:
"So which group is the greatest "threat" to communist China?"
The Catholic faith is the greatest threat to atheistic China. It took over Pagan Rome. Solidarity and JPII knocked out the Soviet Union. In time it will knock out Uncle Mao's den of cut-thoats.