“The ideal reconciliation should come from religion. But this kind of concept should come from either the Protestants or the Catholics, because we Christians have this kind of idea we have this kind of solidarity — whereas other religions don't care about this.”

— John Hung Shan-chuan

Source: Interview with Archbishop of Taipei https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/interview-with-archbishop-of-taipei-1299 (December 2008)

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Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei 1943

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