Hong Kong’s Catholics Cancel Prayer for Fear of Offending Communist China


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https://blog.acton.org/archives/117024-hong-kongs-catholics-cancel-prayer-for-fear-of-offending-china.html China’s draconian “ national security law ” has not just stifled the free speech of pro-democracy politicians , teachers , and journalists , it has now shut down a prayer campaign called by Roman Catholic hierarchy. Catholic bishops in Hong Kong canceled publication of a prayer for fear of offending officials in the Chinese Communist Party. This summer, the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences asked its members to pray for the increasingly oppressive situation in Hong Kong. China’s violation of the “one country, two systems” framework comes as “freedom of religion or belief in mainland China is suffering the...