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South Korean Catholics take the lead in protesting against nuclear power
Catholic priests lead a protest march at an anti-nuclear demonstration outside of Seoul in April 2017. Credit: Steve Smith
May 11, 2017 · 2:45 PM EDT
By Matthew Bell
Standing up to his own government is nothing new for Moon Kyu-hyun. The 70-year-old Jesuit priest from South Korea made international news back in 1989, when he crossed the border into North Korea illegally.
The Catholic priest’s unsanctioned trip was a political act of defiance against South Korea’s strict National Security Law, which prohibited people in the South from almost any contact with North Korea.
The Rev. Moon was promptly arrested when he returned to the South. And he ended up spending three and a half years in prison.
“Peace and hope is what life is all about,” Moon says, reflecting on lessons learned during his time in jail.
https://www.pri.org/stories/2017-05-11/south-korean-catholics-take-lead-protesting-against-nuclear-power
5:18 audio at link.