A legislative council member from the pro-Beijing New People’s Party has criticized a joint petition signed by 10 Catholic bishops, including Vancouver Archbishop J. Michael Miller, that called for the immediate release of pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai. “The Catholic leaders’ call for Lai’s release is a striking example of religious power being commandeered for...
Jimmy Lai before his arrest, shown at a Hong Kong protest. Dominic Lee Tsz-king, a legislative council member from the pro-Beijing New People’s Party, has criticized a joint petition calling for Lai’s released. It was signed by 10 Catholic bishops, including Vancouver’s Archbishop Miller. (Acton Institute photo)
