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m Hong Kong s outspoken Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Zen was allowed to leave the southern Chinese city to pay his respects to the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in Vatican City, his secretary said Tuesday. Zen, a 90-year-old retired bishop, will attend the funeral Mass led by Pope Francis at St. Peter s Square on Thursday and return to Hong Kong on Saturday, the secretary said. Zen was elevated to cardinal by Benedict in 2006, which he said signaled the pope s focus on China. In recent years, the democracy advocate has been at odds with Francis over the Vatican s agreement with Chinese authorities on the appointment of bishops. Zen contends the deal betrays Catholics in China and the clergy who have suffered persecution there. He appeared in court Tuesday to apply for a leave from the city, his secretary said. He and five others were fined in November after being found guilty of failing to register a now-defunct fund that aimed to help people arrested in widespread 2019 pro-democra

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