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1932–2002 Japan

Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto (14 February 1932 – 31 August 2002) was a Japanese prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Urawa and as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Nagasaki.

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I do not want the nation's journalists to lose their courage in the face of recurring violence against the press.

"Inculturation", is inevitable in evangelization; otherwise, Christianity would always be a "foreign" religion for the people of Asia. The shedding of European cultural characteristics does not absolutely mean any separation with the Catholic Faith, since inculturation is promoted while firmly taking into account the Deposit of Faith.

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