Hi. I wonder about Roman Catholics in South Korea. There are many informations (means numbers) in internet, but when I tried to find out some articles or testimonies from believer, it was really hard. In Poland where I live we have many webpages, audio retreat's records, blogs and youtube channels about our faith. Social Media are good tool to share our life with God. What about Korea?

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6 Sep 2017

No religion 56%
Christianity 28% (Catholic 8%)
Buddhism 15%
Others 1%

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DannyJoung

6 Sep 2017

Country or region Russian Federation

In case of Protestants, There is also a church broadcast here(CBS), and Many church use Social Media and Youtube Channel. I don't know how you'll accept it, but In this country, Too much evangelical activity is causing people to bother. Because In their lives, they focus solely on missionary work rather than practicing religious Lessons.

Catholic and Buddhists relatively few online activities. Instead, they have been huge offline activities, and they tend to unite among themselves.

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katriuss

7 Sep 2017

Country or region Poland

Thank you for the answer. What do you mean it bothers people? Did I understand correctly: it is better to being missionary outside your country than being catholic inside Korea? Generally Poland is known as catholic country, but I can see that it depends on from people. I believe in God and I like being a member of the Church. All my friends stay very close to faith (by attending Holy Mass almost every day, reading and praying with the Bible, serving with talents and skills to the Church etc. - even some of them are priests or monks), some of them are protestants and some are not really close (like my family). We have lots of catholic group, chaplaincies, theology schools and lectures for students or workers (there are so many opportunities to develop knowledge about Word of God and faith). And from my point of view YouTube, Facebook and private "lifestyle" blogs are full of this atmosphere - maybe I have noticed, because I'm keen on this topic and I follow linked information. Generally it is my observation about living in a big city, where is natural to have a contact with many people and exchange experience.

DannyJoung

7 Sep 2017

Country or region Russian Federation

First of all, unlike Poland, South Korea is not a particular religious nation. Half of the people do not have religion, and many of them do not want religion to interfere with their own lives.

I was a Protestant, but I was disappointing that excessive fundamentalist doctrines and Forced contributions. In South Korea, many unrational things being rationalize by religion. So I abandoned religion.

Examples, it refuse to raising of taxes to a religious person(Pastors) or bothering homosexuals by Hate speeches. Not just that. The pastor's sex crimes and harasment comments are repeated several times, and social criticism is not affected in church society.

In conclusion, they are stuck in their own societies, and in spite of their sins, they are overwhelmed by the arrogance that God will forgive them. And when I'm resting at home, I get annoying that they come to me with that idea to missionary work. So I was Tell them :

"I'll go to Hell. So you go Heaven and F yourself. "

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agatamac

8 Sep 2017

Country or region Poland

@katriuss I think we live in a very difrent Poland. "attending Holly Mass almost every day" - realy??? Who does that???

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katriuss

8 Sep 2017

Country or region Poland

Thanks for sharing your opinion. It good to know your point of view. I'm really sorry that you have this bad experiences. As for things which people usual say against Church, we have this same speech in Poland. I know that "Church topic" can be difficult and there are things which hurt people - I don't pretend they don't exist. People are people: we can meet someone like angel and someone like beast. Speaking for myself, I have different experience and as I wrote I'm very happy in Church: because of people - close relations and real friends - and especially because of God, who is like an amazing Artist for me (I couldn't stop admiring a beauty and details of the world. Maybe I pay attention to that, because I'm a graphic designer ;) - beside the Bible is full of life and I need it very much).

I'm not joking, I really attend Holy Mass almost every day - and there are many of us who does this same within the whole Poland :).