Cardinal Zen calls for release of imprisoned bishops in Chin

As the Peoples Republic of China is celebrating the party´s 60th anniversary, the bishop emeritus of Hong Kong is calling on Chinese President Hu Jintao to release all Catholic bishops in prison.
According the Cardinal Kung Foundation, currently, every one of the approximately 35 underground bishops of the Roman Catholic Church is either in jail, under house arrest, under strict surveillance, or in hiding.

Cardinal Joseph Zen´s message was made public on the Diocese on Hong Kong´s website last week.

Most recently, a bishop was taken into custody last March.

Cardinal Zen says the time has come to be courageous and correct past mistakes by releasing religious leaders who were deprived of their freedom.

Card. Joseph Zen
Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, China
March 13, 2009

"Everything we are doing and saying is just because we love our country. Because we see that this way of dealing with the church denying the freedom is a shame for our country. You know we know that all the other countries are doing good business with China. But in their hearts they dont respect China. Because they know that theres not much human rights."

The Cardinal is hopeful the government in Beijing will step up after President Hu vowed the party was working to resolve contradictions during a speech he made earlier this month.

Cardinal Zen views President Hu´s goal as an unprecedented challenge...but also as a great opportunity.

China is among one of the Asian communist countries that have been affected by the lack of religious freedom and reportedly Christians are some of the most victimized.

MC

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[TenderTrap86]

@chwuwd Yeah... Can I get the source for that?

[DhariwalWaqar]

Pop is Djaal/Antichrist he should be punished same like salman taseer. He is state of art of liying & cunning..........he is talking about fundamental right & humane freedom...to hurt the sentiments of muslim to insult the personality which is more dearer to us than our own soul this is pop,s fundamental right & humane freedom. I put pop,s illusive word under my shoes.Evil & ugly face of him "pop biggest blasphemous"

[iraqiprincess7]

CHINA IS RACIST COUNTRY we let them come here and build whatever they want but not even one single church in china

i tell you their goverment are evil as hell

[LilyOfTheValley385]

@chwuwd there are one bilion 114 milion catholics all over the world.

[LilyOfTheValley385]

@chwuwd at this moment, YOU are the one who hates.

[chwuwd]

Probably not too many people wishes to listen to a religion that kills 500mil for inquisition and calls for crusades