Cardinal Zen: FIghting for human rights in Hong Kong

 Cardinal Zen helped those demonstrating in Hong Kong against the Chinese takeover, and now he is being arrested for defending their civil rights.

AlJezeera has a long article with the background of the story.

“The Chinese government wants to cut off all forms of organizing and solidarity that run outside of the Communist Party’s control in Hong Kong,” William Nee, research and advocacy coordinator at Chinese Human Rights Defenders, said in an emailed response to questions. “The fact that Cardinal Zen is compassionate, caring, and well-respected in Hong Kong actually makes him a threat to the ruling authorities.”

the pesky Cajun reporter at EWTN discusses the response (actually lack of response) to this human rights atrocity.

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One hopes that President Biden and other political leaders will pressure China...

 The Pope is ignoring the story. Last year, when Cardinal Zen tried to deliver a letter to the Vatican about the problem of the church's agreement with China, the Pope refused to see him. And now it seems the pope seems to defending China's actions.

again from AlJ:

The Catholic Church has been criticised for failing to take a firmer stand over Zen’s arrest and trial. 

 After he was charged on May 24, pictured walking into court leaning heavily on a stick, the church released a short statement noting that he had pleaded not guilty and that it would “closely monitor” events. “Cardinal Zen is always in our prayers and we invite all to pray for the Church,” it concluded.

On Thursday, when the pope was asked about religious freedom in China and Zen’s looming trial, he said that while it was “not easy to understand the Chinese mentality”, it had to be “respected”, according to a report in Catholic News.

 LOL...