Politicized South Korean Catholic Group Weighs in on Impeachment
Father Park Ki Ho, of the Catholic Committee for Justice and Peace, quoted in Candles of Conscience Raised High by Catholic Groups:
The above remarks are represent a dangerous entry of a segment of the Church into the political world. Surely there are people of faith and religious leaders who, in good conscience, support the impeachment (including the 193 legislators who voted to impeach Roh), just as there are those who are against it, also in good conscience. Politics is the realm of the laity; the Church should use save her voice to speak against moral evils.
From what I understand, the Magisterium has very little to say about various forms of government, save for some support of Monarchism.
Father Park Ki Ho, of the Catholic Committee for Justice and Peace, quoted in Candles of Conscience Raised High by Catholic Groups:
- "If anyone of faith or any religious leader supports impeachment, he is making a major mistake. This fight is resistance against the forces that are trampling constitutional government and regress democracy, and it is a fight to change the waters filled with corrupt politicians."
The above remarks are represent a dangerous entry of a segment of the Church into the political world. Surely there are people of faith and religious leaders who, in good conscience, support the impeachment (including the 193 legislators who voted to impeach Roh), just as there are those who are against it, also in good conscience. Politics is the realm of the laity; the Church should use save her voice to speak against moral evils.
From what I understand, the Magisterium has very little to say about various forms of government, save for some support of Monarchism.
Redeemed by Our Savior, I work out my salvation with fear and trembling in Pohang, South Korea, where I live with my wife, daughter, and son and teach English at a science and technology university. Baptized a Methodist and raised a Missouri Synod Lutheran in Buffalo, NY, I spent six years as a guest of the Anglican Communion before being received by the Grace of God into the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church on the Feast of Saint Andrew, my patron, anno domini 2002.
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