Pope Francis is going to South Korea in August where he will beatify 124 Korean martyrs. These Koreans "founded the Catholic Church with their blood." What's unique about the formation of the Catholic Church in Korea is that there were no missionaries that brought Catholicism to the country. Rather, it started with Yi Seung-Hun, a member of the ruling class, who learned about Catholicism in China and returned home with many books on the faith and evangelized his countrymen. He was also the first martyr in Korea.
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Pope Francis and the Korean Catholic Church
Pope Francis is going to South Korea in August where he will beatify 124 Korean martyrs. These Koreans "founded the Catholic Church with their blood." What's unique about the formation of the Catholic Church in Korea is that there were no missionaries that brought Catholicism to the country. Rather, it started with Yi Seung-Hun, a member of the ruling class, who learned about Catholicism in China and returned home with many books on the faith and evangelized his countrymen. He was also the first martyr in Korea.
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An amazing guy, Pope Francis is.
ReplyDeleteI agree! He is a great man and a wonderful gift to the Church.
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