I did not know about the good Bishop. I'm glad to learn about him. I know some of my relatives in Japan were a part of the Imperial Army in Korea during WW2. But I don't know what role they played there. My dad's parents both died in the years before Pearl Harbor and his brother and sister were sent to live with relatives in Korea as young children. They still remember some Korean. The other kids, including my dad, were sent to various relatives in Japan. His uncle abused him growing up, often only letting him eat what wasn't eaten by the rest of the family during meals, among other things. It was all horrific. And the Japanese government still denies it and doesn't allow this history to be taught. That's even more horrific.
The Catholic Church as an entity is mostly evil; at the same time, there have been a lot of people who have transcended that and, frequently working against the hierarchy even while part of the church, were truly good and decent people who did wonderful things.
A Sister of Mercy I knew decades ago was maybe 4 feet tall. She went on a witnessing trip to Bosnia during the war there. Some soldiers came to take and kill their bus driver, who was a Muslim. Sister Elizabeth was among the clergy and others who, instead of turning the driver over, encircled their bus, faced the soldiers, and prayed at them until they backed down. I always though that, if anyone had the direct ear of whatever deity exists, it was her.
I did not know about the good Bishop. I'm glad to learn about him. I know some of my relatives in Japan were a part of the Imperial Army in Korea during WW2. But I don't know what role they played there. My dad's parents both died in the years before Pearl Harbor and his brother and sister were sent to live with relatives in Korea as young children. They still remember some Korean. The other kids, including my dad, were sent to various relatives in Japan. His uncle abused him growing up, often only letting him eat what wasn't eaten by the rest of the family during meals, among other things. It was all horrific. And the Japanese government still denies it and doesn't allow this history to be taught. That's even more horrific.
The crimes of Japan prior and during ww2 were epically evil.
The irony of the Catholic Church creating a Saint of sexual abuse victims.
So few people know about the relationship between the Nazis, and the Catholic Church of that era. The same goes for the Japanese atrocities in China.
Think there's a typo in this one - the line about Bishop Schraven and the 8 clergy who were handcuffed seems to be missing a part of the line.
The Catholic Church as an entity is mostly evil; at the same time, there have been a lot of people who have transcended that and, frequently working against the hierarchy even while part of the church, were truly good and decent people who did wonderful things.
A Sister of Mercy I knew decades ago was maybe 4 feet tall. She went on a witnessing trip to Bosnia during the war there. Some soldiers came to take and kill their bus driver, who was a Muslim. Sister Elizabeth was among the clergy and others who, instead of turning the driver over, encircled their bus, faced the soldiers, and prayed at them until they backed down. I always though that, if anyone had the direct ear of whatever deity exists, it was her.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ugrAo8wEPiI&pp=ygUHaW1hZ2luZQ%3D%3D