Pope Francis Prays for 'Freedom and Tranquility' for the Church in China

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47% : The cardinal also denounced "recent propaganda attacks against the Church in pro-Beijing media in Hong Kong, and of growing self-censorship among religious leaders due to the circumstances." "To see a city that was a beacon for freedom, including religious freedom, move so radically and swiftly down a much darker and more repressive path is heartbreaking," he said, adding that the Chinese government has "repeatedly and blatantly" broken promises made in the Sino-British Joint Declaration, a situation he called "appalling."
46% : While Chinese authorities eventually released first the seminarians and then the priests -- after subjecting them to "political sessions" to indoctrinate them with the CCP's notion of religious freedom -- Bishop Zhang was not released and has been illegally held ever since at an unknown location without charges or trial.

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