Korean Catholic Politicians
UCA News Online recently published a story entitled "Church To Support Catholic Lawmakers In New Parliament." From it, we learn the following encouraging news:
UCA News Online recently published a story entitled "Church To Support Catholic Lawmakers In New Parliament." From it, we learn the following encouraging news:
- "In the April 15 general election in South Korea, 70 Catholics and two catechumens were elected to the 299-member National Assembly. They form 23.4 percent of the assembly members, more than double the ratio of Catholics -- about 9 percent -- in the country...
"Uri Party has 39 Catholics among its 152 elected lawmakers, and the main opposition Grand National Party (GNP) has 24 among its 121 winning candidates.
"The left-leaning Democratic Labor Party (DLP) and the minor opposition Millenium Democratic Party (MDP) have two and three Catholic lawmakers respectively among their 10 and nine elected members. Other small parties and independents have two Catholics among the remaining seven seats.
"Additionally, the heads of all four main parties are Catholics."
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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