15 September 2007

The Truth About Korean Catholicism

It is for deep reasons that Koreans boast of Catholicism as their own domestic Catholicism. They acquired it by reading about it, and one young man went to China to study this Catholicism, and later on was ordained priest. He was accompanied by an old priest from China, but he was the main preacher. It did not take long that the enemies of Catholicism began to persecute till they killed him with his parents and other relatives.

Hence Korea Catholicism is not a missionary Catholicism. It is their Catholicism goes so far as even exaggerate in defending it. It was a public shame in Korea when in the month of June was held a Peace Cup Football Game in Korea. The first classes came from Britain, Argentina, France, Korea, and other nations. Since Peace Cup was from the brain of Rev. Moon, looking for different ways to put people together living in harmony, the reaction of Catholics and other Christians were shameful. They put in the papers all that they had against Rev. Moon, and made demonstrations outside the football stadiums. The Korean people were so furious that they called them “Khe- dockyo” which means “Christian dogs.” Look how far they could push people to such dirty words against them.

They went to Afghanistan to meet the Taliban. They were captured and they lost two of them, who were killed. The others, after many negotiations which cost 38 million dollars, were redeemed; and the Koreans themselves got furious against them. But instead of regretting as they came back, they organized rallies and considered themselves heroes, publishing books on their experience, becoming rich, selling other objects which they had during their imprisonment. They publicly declared to go back to Afghanistan till they convert Muslins to Christianity. I do not want to use the terms they use against Muslims, bringing back the process of religious dialogue once more at the bottom of the line.

That is why the Catholic Church is up in arms against Milingo who has no guns except his faith. I have never attended Mass in Korea. Even now here in Brazil I don’t go to Catholic Church. I celebrate Mass, so I did as well in Korea, in my own private chapel, myself celebrating Mass with a wine with some strange ingredients such as aroma and asparagus, as I traveled. Immediately my wife and my secretary went to buy genuine wine from Verona, Italy. I had nothing to do with the Korean Bishop, nor did I Attempt to conduct a Mass or attend a Mass in a Catholic Church in Korea. How happy I am that in my life many catholic dignitaries have made themselves fools as they told lies about me.

I am very busy with a chain of e-mails which arrive every day. I must answer them every day, otherwise they heap up, and the writers heap up, as the writers write back to find out as to whether I received their e-mail. I need no publicity from the Catholic Church. Shame to the Korean Episcopal Conference. You are not dealing with a fool, if only you knew.

Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo

Arch. Milingo's speech of 11 September 2007 in Brazil

Your Excellencies, Right Rev. Bishops and Archbishops of the Married Priests Prelature,

The European Association of the Married Priests, particularly Italian, is advising us to do the following:

I hope you will not take it ill, if I tell you that I answered him in this way, he writes in the name of the Association of the Italian Married Priests. I answered: “Caro Fratello, Io ho un Direttore spirituale chi mi segue e controra la mia conscienza minuto per minuto. Stai nella tua convizione, cosi lascimi libero. Tuo Fratello Milingo.”

“Dear brother I have a spiritual director, who watches me and controls my conscience minute per minute. Hold on to your conviction, and leave me alone. - Your Brother Milingo.”

In my view point these priests are appropriated their fellow poor married priests, and made themselves the brain of them all. I do not know the details of their advantages for forming the associations. If they are happy where they are, and they know the ways to deal with the Roman Catholic Church why have they waited till now, when we have come on the scene?
We are convinced of what we are doing. We are full Bishops of the sacred Catholic Church, and we know that God is with us. Whom did the Catholic Church, “Roman” ever pay attention to all that the people have said against celibacy? We are not doing it alone, still applications are coming in to join us. If we receive a Bishop, we receive as well flock. This is what is happening. What they are looking for is the sense of belonging, with a clear direction of what we are doing. We are restoring to them their human dignity and their priesthood. They are happy that they can be saints and that marriage is not a stumbling-block.

Archbishop E. Milingo

(foto ©sacerdoti sposati)

What a it is to receive excuses from married priests, due to their fixed  ideas against Rev. Moon. Why not come to face the Unificationist  theologians, as we did during the international symposium? If they are truly theologians, let them come and compare their beliefs with what the  Unificationists believe. It is a very poor attitude; pure prejudice. What  will they say if they were to meet a Buddhist, who believes that the word  "God" is a mental creation of Christians. But Buddhists are considered  living Saints in Asia. Stop talking against Rev. Moon, if you do not want  to air your views publicly to the assembly. Buddhists are not atheists, but they will not stand you if you mention God. To them, Buddha is everything and these people take up 25% of the population of Korea.
 
When will Catholic theologians become human loving? The masculine theology with its arrogance to judge and consider every believer other than Catholic to be a fool is certainly not divine. They have the right to  judge so they believe, to condemn, and spread lies about doctrines which  they do not understand. This is intellectual idolatry of their own  beliefs.
 
Let the Italian Married Priests, who are at the source of Catholic  theology in Rome, come to help us whom they believe that we have put  ourselves under the claws of the devil. The morality of the  Unificationists as a body and a community of believers in their "Devine  Principle" is very high. They have absolute sexual morality, do not drink
alcohol, live in poverty, models of family, love living for others, rooted  in Jesus Christ. If we talk exaggerations, we too are accused of  exaggerating the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary. But one as to have patience and show them that there is no exaggeration. Mary is the new Eve, Mother of Humanity. How long will it take intellectual upper class of the Catholic Church come down to the level of the grass root? If you have  truly learnt to love as God loves, He condemns nobody. He loves everyone with his defects. "Don't judge" he says, "Leave the judgment to me."
"Don't condemn anyone, it is I who have the last word." Have we Catholics ever measured the distance covered by our charity. If our Catholic charity does not go further than our nose, than we are lost.
 
Yours Sincerely,
Archbishop E. Milingo