Nuncio in Korea: Singapore summit
is truly historic
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un walk down path together.- AFP |
The Apostolic Nuncio to Korea Archbishop Alfred Xuereb
comments on the outcome of the summit between the US President Donald Trump and
the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
The Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Mongolia, Archbishop
Alfred Xuereb hailed Tuesday’s “truly historic” summit between the leaders of
the U.S. and North Korea, saying the Church is “full of hope and confidence”
but warning we’re still at the beginning of a long process.
Long and arduous road
Speaking from Seoul in an interview with Vatican News,
Archbishop Xuereb said that the Korean people and the local Church had been
anxiously awaiting “these truly historic events.” He described the summit
between U.S. President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as
“marking an important page at the beginning of a long and arduous road”
(towards peace).
At the same time, said Archbishop Xuereb, “we are hopeful
because this beginning was very positive, very good” and we’ve moved from
rhetoric and words like “fire and fury” and “the complete devastation of North
Korea” to more conciliatory words that speak about peace.
Novena for peace
Saying the Church in Korea is living these events “with
great faith,” the Nuncio described how the Catholic Cathedral in Seoul has been
holding special prayers for peace and reconciliation every Tuesday. He also
said the Catholic Bishops of Korea have proposed a novena from the 17th to
the 25th of June to pray for peace, reconciliation and unity on
the Korean peninsula.
In the wake of this historic summit and the more
conciliatory climate engendered by it, Archbishop Xuereb said the Church prays
for the evangelization of North Korea.
“The Holy See wishes to offer its support to any initiative
in favour of dialogue and reconciliation and also take advantage of this to
bring the Good News of Jesus Christ to North Korea,” he said.
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