Catholic Bishops of South Korea Pray for Unity and Peace after Removal of its Impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol
> South Korea definitively removed its impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. Now the country is preparing for a new presidential elections in 60 days.
It has been four months of legal proceedings and political unrest, South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol was definitively removed from office on April 4 by the Constitutional Court. He is the second South Korean president to be removed through impeachment after Park Geun-hye in 2017.
The Korean Bishops have again emphasized the need for national unity and reconciliation. In a statement released on Friday, the President of the Bishops’ Conference (KBCK), Bishop Matthias Ri long-hoon of Suwon, highlighted that the election of a responsible and moral leader was crucial to restoring social harmony and urged politicians to prioritize the people’s welfare over conflicts.
Statement:
The Catholic Church of Korea's Position on the Constitutional Court's Impeachment Trial of President Yoon Seok-yeol
History always repeats itself, but today, our country and its people have reached a painful point where they must write an unfortunate chapter of history that they never wanted. For the second time in our history, the impeachment of a president we elected with our own hands has been accepted once again.
The legal time of the impeachment trial of President Yoon Seok-yeol has come to an end. Now, in the political time that follows, we must gather our wisdom to properly elect a new president who will lead our country. And we must elect a president who deeply recognizes that the power of the president is a power entrusted to him by the people, a power that must serve the people, and that the mindset and attitude of sacrificing oneself at any time to protect the lives and property of the people is the foundation of politics.
Before this, I ask that our country's state power make every effort to restore the people's trust and achieve harmony. In particular, I hope that politicians will not forget that they exist to serve the people, respect each other, and move toward politics of mutual prosperity by listening to each other's opinions. In this way, the process of electing leaders with responsibility and morality for social reconciliation and the realization of the common good should be realized democratically and maturely.
The Catholic Church of Korea will wholeheartedly pray and join us so that the people’s choice in the future can become a stepping stone for justice to be realized and true peace to be achieved in our country.
Bishop Lee Yong-hoon, President
of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea, April 4, 2025
https://www.cbck.or.kr/Notice/20250075?gb=K1300
History always repeats itself, but today, our country and its people have reached a painful point where they must write an unfortunate chapter of history that they never wanted. For the second time in our history, the impeachment of a president we elected with our own hands has been accepted once again.
The legal time of the impeachment trial of President Yoon Seok-yeol has come to an end. Now, in the political time that follows, we must gather our wisdom to properly elect a new president who will lead our country. And we must elect a president who deeply recognizes that the power of the president is a power entrusted to him by the people, a power that must serve the people, and that the mindset and attitude of sacrificing oneself at any time to protect the lives and property of the people is the foundation of politics.
Before this, I ask that our country's state power make every effort to restore the people's trust and achieve harmony. In particular, I hope that politicians will not forget that they exist to serve the people, respect each other, and move toward politics of mutual prosperity by listening to each other's opinions. In this way, the process of electing leaders with responsibility and morality for social reconciliation and the realization of the common good should be realized democratically and maturely.
The Catholic Church of Korea will wholeheartedly pray and join us so that the people’s choice in the future can become a stepping stone for justice to be realized and true peace to be achieved in our country.
Bishop Lee Yong-hoon, President
of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea, April 4, 2025
https://www.cbck.or.kr/Notice/20250075?gb=K1300
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