It's pretty obvious that they aren't, as evidenced by plenty of not exiled monks practicing their religion. If they were really about being priests and tending to their duties or people, they would just make a deal with PRC like every other religious organization there, with benefits for both sides. But they are all about power, theocrats first, and they are waiting for USA to colour revolution China so they can get back to their seats.

[–] jiangshanghan@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Unfortunately they are not what they claim to be, or at least not all of them. I doubt any religious sect or follower that is not evil would kill living people and make spells out of human corpses to use, or rape young children. This is terrible.