Hong Kong clergy fear Beijing could bug confessionals
Concerns grow that new legislation enacted by China could threaten priests who fail to report dissension among their flock
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Concerns grow that new legislation enacted by China could threaten priests who fail to report dissension among their flock
Hong Kong’s Catholics are worried that new legislation means Beijing could bug confessionals, imprison priests or send in spies to entrap the city’s clergy, with one priest saying it was “like a knife above your head”.
The law, known as Article 23, has been criticised internationally over fears it could erode civil liberties.
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