Hong Kong has changed radically since 2020 when China imposed a harsh security law. The territory’s 7 million citizens now face severe penalties for criticizing the Chinese Communist Party — and religious leaders do not get a free pass. The Hong Kong government is taking a special interest in Catholic priests, seeking to weed out priests and bishops who invoke pro-democracy messages in their sermons.
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