Indonesian cardinal begs clemency for transsexual jailed for blasphemy

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