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Faith Betrayed: The Vatican’s Silence on China and the Fate of Jimmy Lai, by Anne Hendershott – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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"The Hong Konger: Jimmy Lai's Extraordinary Struggle for Freedom" [Full Film]. Acton Institute, Screenshot. Youtube

By Anne Hendershott, Crisis Magazine, Dec. 17, 2025

Anne Hendershott is Professor of Sociology and Director of the Veritas Center for Ethics in Public Life at Franciscan University of Steubenville, OH. She is the author of The Politics of Envy (Crisis Publications, 2020).

 

Jimmy Lai’s conviction underscores the Vatican’s failure to exercise meaningful leadership in defending justice—serving as a stark reminder of the Catholic Church’s compromised role.

Jimmy Lai, the Catholic Hong Kong media tycoon and outspoken critic of Beijing, has just been convicted in what many observers are calling a “show trial” under China’s sweeping National Security Law. The trial of the 78-year-old Lai, which was conducted without a jury and overseen by three government‑appointed judges, ended with guilty verdicts on charges of collusion with foreign forces and sedition—offenses that could keep him imprisoned for the rest of his life.

In their written judgment, the court concluded Lai was the “mastermind of the conspiracies” alleged by prosecutors and ruled that his “only intent was to seek the downfall of the Chinese Communist Party.” Sentencing has not yet been scheduled. …

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