The Bishop of Hong Kong has released a document to quell the concerns of Catholics about the latest Vatican-Beijing dialogue.
Cardinal Tong acknowledged that some Chinese Catholics feel that "the Holy See has not openly criticised China’s policies on human rights and has not attempted to change certain political policies of the Chinese government".
The Cardinal labelled this criticism as "unfair", quoting a 2007 letter from Pope Benedict to Chinese Catholics in which he said the Church "will not give up striving for social justice, but the Church should not confuse its duty and jurisdiction with that of the government".
