tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post4114402196104472197..comments2023-11-12T00:30:15.262+09:00Comments on Monster Island (actually a peninsula)*: Guns, bullets, and canonizationkushibohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-46276495801686541782011-10-09T07:14:46.749+09:002011-10-09T07:14:46.749+09:00I realize there is a difference between murder and...I realize there is a difference between murder and other forms of killing, and I realize that brave soldiers can be honored. But this is a case of granting sainthood to someone whose sole claim to fame is assassination of an unarmed <i>retired</i> politician with no real power anymore. It was not tyrannicide or even military defense; it was murder. The only motivation for doing this is nationalism.kushibohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306033998028548550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3869680.post-77982162504133642812011-10-03T08:38:04.234+09:002011-10-03T08:38:04.234+09:00Thanks for linking me. From what I understand, the...Thanks for linking me. From what I understand, the Catholic Church in the past has had a more nuanced approach to politically motivated killings. Remember, "to kill", which are the words seen in that commandment, is not the same as "to murder", which means to kill illegally. Jesuits, such as Juan de Mariana, at one point even argued in favor of tyrannicide. The Catholic Church has in the past canonized such figures as St. Joan of Arc and has often depicted St. James as "the moor-slayer." In the Old Testament (at least the part that is in the Catholic and Orthodox canons), Judith is celebrated for decapitating Holofernes and the Maccabees are looked up to for their revolt against the Seleucids. <br /><br />That being said, I have mixed feelings about their decision to try to canonize Thomas Ahn Junggeun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com