Vatican Insider: The eighty-two-year-old Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, the fighter, Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, spent the night out in the square with students from the Occupy Central movement. He gave up the leadership of the diocese in 2009 and was succeeded by former Auxiliary Bishop John Tong Hong who is now also a cardinal. But he did not stop supporting movements that are fighting for democracy and human rights in China. Particularly when the principle of “one country, two systems” must be safeguarded at all costs. Under this system, Hong Kong enjoys a wide range of freedoms, while being under Beijing’s jurisdiction since 1997. Read more here.
