The Arrest of Cardinal Zen Marks a New Low in Hong Kong – WSJ

The arrest this week of 90-year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen marks a new low in China s destruction of Hong Kong s democracy. Cardinal Zen, the Roman Catholic bishop of Hong Kong from 2002 through 2009, was arrested along with other prominent activists, including lawmaker Margaret Ng and pop star and gay-rights activist Denise Ho. Their alleged crime? Involvement in an organization that provided bail and legal counsel to those arrested during the 2019 pro-democracy demonstrations.

China s strategy for outlawing dissent has evolved since the brutal crackdown on protesters in Beijing s Tiananmen Square 33 years ago. It no longer relies on tanks; in Hong Kong, it is silently smothering opposition.

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Why isn’t Pope Francis taking Chairman Xi to task for this arrest? Why is he abandoning the faithful in China?