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Article: The Catholic content of President Kim's Nobel Prize.(South Korean President Kim Dae Jung)(Brief Article)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- October 27, 2000
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Forgive a certain parochial tone here, but in virtually all the news accounts of South Korean President Kim Dae Jung's Nobel Peace Prize, there was scant attention paid to the significant role his Catholic faith has played in his formation.
President Kim is the first Korean to receive a Nobel Prize and was cited for his tireless efforts for peace and reconciliation on the Korean peninsula, the last frontier of the Cold War (see story).
Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, retired archbishop of Seoul, who first nominated Kim as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992, said, "The award is an honor not only for President Kim but also for the entire Korean ...