The goal, all along, is to proclaim the Truth of God’s Word, which all men - and much RCC doctrine - rail against in many ways.
When I travel to Asia, I don’t see RCCs, I see Buddhists. They are without hope except for believing in Christ just as much as the idolaters Randall saw in Mexico. It’s a shame that the RCC claims such as its own.
“When I travel to Asia, I don’t see RCCs, I see Buddhists.”
You must not be looking.
In Thailand, more than 90% of the population practices Buddhism and 5% follow Islam. In this land of Buddhist temples and scattered mosques, the Redemptorists have built a reputation. About 80 Redemptorist priests dot the map of Thailand, leading social projects and preaching salvation through the Bible.
http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Thailand/North/Chiang-Khong/blog-169198.html
The Mekong river from Chian Khong to Wiang Kaen seperating Thailand and Loas...So after a very fortunate meeting with Marie during our plane ride from Singapore to Bangkok we finally headed up to Chiang Khong to visit the ‘ Catholic Mission of Wiang Kaen’ which has been the highlight of Thailand so far. The warmth we felt from the center and the welcome from Marie and the Sisters and Father Pauls humour kept us laughing all night.
FANTASTIC PHOTOS OF THE MISSION AND PEOPLE
Maryknoll, The U.S. based Catholic mission movement includes: the Maryknoll Society (priests and brothers), Maryknoll Congregation (Sisters), the Maryknoll Mission Association of the Faithful [MMAF] (laity, priests and religious), and the Maryknoll Affiliates.
“Since 1911, Catholics in the United States have responded to the worldwide cry of the poor by becoming Maryknoll Missioners. Today, Maryknollers help people overseas build communities of faith. Some work in war zones with refugees, others minister to the sick, the elderly, orphans or people with AIDS. Through lives of service, Maryknollers translate the gospel of love into different languages and in different cultures.”
The Maryknoll presence in Cambodia involves the whole Family . . . Sisters, Priests, MMAF singles and couples. This Year 2000 is seeing a few departures after many years of service, but many more new arrivals.
http://www.parish-without-borders.net/Cambodia/maryknoll.htm
Former Maoists and Animists anxious to become Christians by 2000
Interview with Bishop Abraham Than, of Kentung
Rome (Fides) – The diocese of Kentung covers a territory which runs from the western borders with Laos and Thailand to the River Salween (in east Myanmar). In the last eight years more than 13 thousand people have discovered the Christian faith thanks to EV Touring Groups which go from village to village. Many more, including tribals and animists, others with no religion at all and even declared atheists and former communists, are preparing and will be ready to become members of the Church by the Jubilee of 2000. Bishop Than, recently in Rome for the cause of the beatification of Fr Clemente Vismara PIME, whom he assisted to the very last, spoke with Fides about his diocese.
How is the propagation of the faith going in Myanmar?
Evangelization is easier in some places than others. In the capital Yangoon where people are mainly Buddhists, there are not many conversions. This is also true of Mandalay Archdiocese. But in areas where missionaries have worked, such as Loikaw and Lashio, the percentage of Catholics, already high (about 25% Fides), continues to rise. In my diocese Kentung we find a fertile ground for evangelization among former communists, the majority of the population. In 1990 the people of Nam Pan village came to me asking for a new religion. They found no joy in being disciples of Mao and wanted to become disciples of Jesus. At this invitation we set to work and the whole region north of the diocese (Special Region 4) embraced the faith. In these last twelve months the seed of the faith has spread to Special Region 2, north east. Since 1990 we have made more progress than in the previous twenty years: more than 10 thousand baptisms in Region 4 and more than 3 thousand in Region 2 between 1997-1998. (see Fides October 31st 1998).
http://www.sspxasia.com/Countries/Myanmar/NewsArchive.htm
Actually, I have to go through every country and province so this is going to take a while. You see, Catholics are in every part of the globe, every country, everywhere taking care that everyone is given the Good News.
Later.