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The last bishop of Hong Kong, Michael Yeung, died in January this year after less than eighteen months in the post. The Vatican named his predecessor, John Tong Hon, now 80, as apostolic administrator, and eight months later has still not announced the name of the new bishop. There are said to be two main contenders, one who is strongly favored by the Communist rulers in Beijing, and the other who is very much on the anti-Communist side:
(Favored by Beijing) Stephen Lee, soon to be 63, a member of Opus Dei, currently the Bishop of Macau,
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(Opposed by Beijing) Joseph Ha, 60, a Franciscan, currently the sole Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong.
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This week’s Catholic Herald carries a very full insider’s view of the problems that the Catholic Church now faces in China, both in Hong Kong and on the mainland: Beijing knows it is losing the battle of ideas over Hong Kong, by Benedict Rogers.
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Earlier this week Bitter Winter, an important European center for monitoring the persecution of religious minorities in China, conveyed a similar urgent warning. Hong Kong Protests: The Catholic Factor, by Massimo Introvigne, posted September 8:
(Favored by Beijing) Stephen Lee, soon to be 63, a member of Opus Dei, currently the Bishop of Macau,
Stephen Lee (bishop) - Wikipedia
(Opposed by Beijing) Joseph Ha, 60, a Franciscan, currently the sole Auxiliary Bishop of Hong Kong.
Joseph Ha - Wikipedia
This week’s Catholic Herald carries a very full insider’s view of the problems that the Catholic Church now faces in China, both in Hong Kong and on the mainland: Beijing knows it is losing the battle of ideas over Hong Kong, by Benedict Rogers.
Beijing knows it is losing the battle of ideas over Hong Kong - Catholic Herald
Almost exactly a year ago, the Holy See and the Chinese government signed an agreement on the appointment of bishops designed to “normalise” relations and – at least in the mind of the Vatican – enhance protection for China’s 10 million Catholics. A year on, where are we? Well, there has been no...
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Earlier this week Bitter Winter, an important European center for monitoring the persecution of religious minorities in China, conveyed a similar urgent warning. Hong Kong Protests: The Catholic Factor, by Massimo Introvigne, posted September 8:
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