Wei
Jingsheng Foundation News and Article: A1270-W886
魏京生基金會新聞與文章發佈號：A1270-W886
Release
Date: Dec. 22, 2019
發佈日：2019年12月22日
Topic:
Cardinal Zen awarded for efforts helping China's Catholics, Hong Kong （UCA news）
標題：亞洲天主教新聞UCA報道：香港陳日君樞機因幫助中國天主教徒的努力而獲獎
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Cardinal
Zen awarded for efforts helping China's Catholics, Hong Kong
--
UCA News reporter
December
12, 2019
Former
bishop of Hong Kong and vocal opponent of Pope Francis' rapprochement with
China, Cardinal Joseph Zen, has been named this year's winner of the Wei
Jingsheng Chinese Democracy Champion Prize.
Cardinal
Zen, known for being outspoken on issues regarding human rights, political
freedom, and religious liberty, "has always firmly supported the Hong Kong
democratic movement and strongly opposed communist interference in the
missionary activities and religious freedom of the Church," according to
the Wei Jingsheng Foundation, which gives out the prize.
It
said Cardinal Zen has not only spoken out against the erosion of civil liberties
in Hong Kong over the years but has also supported its people in fighting for
genuine universal suffrage. This year he again called on everyone to support
Hong Kong's people in protesting against an extradition bill that would have
allowed the sending of criminal suspects to mainland China, the award committee
said.
"He
has devoted his whole life to caring for Catholics in China and made the
sincerest appeals for the well-being of the general public, with most practical
actions," it added.
"Our
award this year to Cardinal Zen is also an award to the people of Hong Kong who
refused to bow down their noble heads," the award panel said.
The
annual award is named after exiled Chinese dissident and pro-democracy activist
Wei Jingsheng, who has dedicated his life to opposing China's communist
government.
The
prize, awarded on Dec. 5 each year since 2004, is given to those who the award
committee judges has made great contributions to the cause of Chinese
democracy.
Cardinal
Zen was also rewarded the Truman-Reagan Medal of Freedom from the
Washington-based Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation in January of this
year.
Link
of the original report:
https://www.uca.news/2019/12/12/cardinal-zen-awarded-for-efforts-helping-chinas-catholics-hong-kong/
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photo of Cardinal Joseph Zen by AFP:
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2019/newsletters2019-4/CardinalZenJ180305byAFP-2.jpg
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中文版
Wei
Jingsheng Foundation News and Article: A1270-W886
魏京生基金會新聞與文章發佈號：A1270-W886
Release
Date: Dec. 22, 2019
發佈日：2019年12月22日
Topic:
Cardinal Zen awarded for efforts helping China's Catholics, Hong Kong （UCA news）
標題：亞洲天主教新聞UCA報道：香港陳日君樞機因幫助中國天主教徒的努力而獲獎
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香港：陳日君樞機因幫助中國天主教徒的努力而獲獎
-- 亞洲天主教新聞UCA記者
2019年12月12日
香港前主教和發聲反對方濟各教皇與中共和睦的陳日君樞機主教被提名並獲得今年的“魏京生中國民主鬥士獎”。
陳日君樞機主教在人權、政治自由和宗教自由等問題的直言不諱是衆所周知的：“陳日君一向堅定支援香港民主運動，並強烈反對中共幹預教會的傳教活動及宗教自由。”魏京生基金會頒獎公告說。
公告還說，陳日君樞機主教不僅多年來一直在抗議香港公民自由受到侵蝕，而且還支援其人民爭取真普選。評委會說，今年他再次呼籲大家支援香港人民的“反送中”抗議，抗議引渡法案將犯罪嫌疑人送往中國大陸。
它補充說：“他以一生的努力來關懷天主教徒們，並爲廣大民衆的福祉發出最誠摯的呼籲，採取最實際的行動。”
評獎委員會還說：“今年對陳日君樞機主教的獎勵，也是對不屈的香港民衆的獎勵。”
該年度獎項以流亡的中國持不同政見者和民主運動人士魏京生的名字命名，魏京生一直致力於反對中共政府。
該獎項自2004年以來每年12月5日頒發，評委會將之授予那些爲中國民主事業做出巨大貢獻的人。
陳日君樞機主教還於今年1月獲得華盛頓的共産主義受害者紀念基金會的杜魯門－雷根自由勳章。
報道的原始鏈結：
https://www.uca.news/2019/12/12/cardinal-zen-awarded-for-efforts-helping-chinas-catholics-hong-kong/
相關照片：
http://www.weijingsheng.org/pic/newsletters/newsletters2019/newsletters2019-4/CardinalZenJ180305byAFP-2.jpg
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