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Friday, June 03, 2005

Korean Church News
Korea's cardinal speaks: John Paul II, rapid canonisation, says Cardinal Kim.

Stephen Cardinal Kim played a prominent role at both John Paul the Great's funeral mass and the installation mass for Pope Benedict XVI. He is one of the most respected figues in his homeland, among people of every or no faith.

Finally, a Korean voice against human cloning: Cloning means exploiting human life, says South Korean Church.

Dr. Hwang has become something of a national hero, all the more so because President Bush, a hated figure here, opposes cloning. The South Korean media contstantly juxtaposes images of and statements by these two, as if to say, "A humble Korean scientist stands up against the world's most powerful and evil man."