Anti-war Korean Catholic Monk
From Brother ends fast for withdrawal of South Korean troops from Iraq:
Many South Korean Catholic religious are highly politicized as a result of participation in the democratization movements of the 1980s. This era brought a lot of converts into the Church from leftist organizations, including ex-President Kim Dae-jung and current President Roh Moo-hyun (currently a lapsed Catholic). As a result of this politicization, a sizable portion of the mid-level Catholic leadership here holds somewhat leftist views, and even pro-North Korean views are not unknown.
From Brother ends fast for withdrawal of South Korean troops from Iraq:
- "Marianist Brother John Kim Jae-bok said at a Sept. 21 press conference that now he would oppose the war in Iraq by organizing a campaign for a 'people's court' to try U.S. President George W. Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun for war crimes."
Many South Korean Catholic religious are highly politicized as a result of participation in the democratization movements of the 1980s. This era brought a lot of converts into the Church from leftist organizations, including ex-President Kim Dae-jung and current President Roh Moo-hyun (currently a lapsed Catholic). As a result of this politicization, a sizable portion of the mid-level Catholic leadership here holds somewhat leftist views, and even pro-North Korean views are not unknown.
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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