An Indonesian cardinal has called for the release of a transsexual who was jailed for blasphemy after after making a joke about Jesus.
Rata Thalisa was sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison for “hate speech” but Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo of Jakarta said “to live out our religion, we have to have a sense of humour,” and called for the release of the trans activist.
“We among interfaith close friends used to make jokes about our own and other religion. And these kinds of jokes make us closer to each other,” the cardinal told Crux.
