“We have learned much from Pope Francis' stance to listen and walk rather than command based on authority,” Cardinal Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi, the president of the Japan Council of Catholic Bishops and Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tokyo.
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan (CBCJ) has renewed its pledge to respond more appropriately and adequately to sexual abuse cases, primarily those wherein clergy and Church leaders are involved.
A Japanese archbishop and soon-to-be cardinal stressed the need to spend more time in dialogue and
less on the development of weaponry when resolving conflicts around the world.
The archbishop of Japan’s capital city said that being a missionary is not about numbers, wealth, or
fame, but genuine faithfulness to the Gospel of the Lord.
The head of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Japan, Archbishop Isao Kikuchi of Tokyo, has voiced deep concern over the global indifference that continues to claim the lives of defenseless innocents around the world.
