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Catholic Priests' Association for Justice
(
CPAJ
;
Korean
:
天主敎正義具現全國司祭團
;
Hanja
:
天主敎正義具現全國司祭團
) is a South Korean association of
Catholic
priests, whose aim is to establish justice in Korea.
History
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It was established on September 26, 1974 as an attempt to resist the military regime of
Park Chung-hee
.
[1]
This coalition of Catholic priests emphasized voluntary membership and individual priests' prerogative regarding what information ought to be relayed to their constituents. After the military regime ended, CPAJ currently focuses on
reunifying Korea
, safeguarding the environment, abolishing
National Security Law
, and promoting anti-war movements.
[2]
In October 2007, CPAJ revealed a corruption scandal of
Samsung Group
.
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On June 30, 2008, CPAJ started participating
beef protest
regarding import of U.S. beef, which has been suspected to have been infected by
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
, by celebrating
Mass
in
Seoul
and participating candlelight demonstration afterwards.
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