God and Man at Hong Kong

The arrest of Joseph Cardinal Zen is likely the beginning of an ordeal that will test not only His Eminence and his church but all the friends of freedom.

The former bishop of Hong Kong, Joseph Cardinal Zen, at a protest on January 1, 2019. AP Photo/Kin Cheung

The arrest today by communist China of Joseph Cardinal Zen is huge. It is a radical escalation by the communist regime in China. They are targeting a figure revered by those, Catholics and non-Catholics, who cherish the cause of freedom and democracy at Hong Kong, where the Cardinal was seized. The arrest can be seen as the bankruptcy of the policy of the current Pope, Francis, to treat with a regime that is godless.

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