Omnes Sancti et Sanctæ Coreæ, orate pro nobis.

Now Blogging Afresh at Ad Orientem 西儒 - The Western Confucian



Monday, April 17, 2006

Sour Grapes
His Eminence Cardinal Stephen Fumio Hamao, a noted liberal, is not happy after losing his job as as President of the Pontifical Council for Migrants: Japanese Curia cardinal says Asia requires special attention.

The article quotes some outlandish statements of his:
    [T]he Catechism is a theology - a theology that is European, not Oriental....

    If we declare at the beginning that Christ is our Saviour, we cannot enter into dialogue.
I once received a free copy of Pentecost in Asia by Thomas C. Fox for a review I never got around to. I've always feel gulty for that. Well, here's my belated review: The book was a cronicle of wishy-washy bishops like Hamao, who are far removed from the orthodox faithful they shepherd.