Kwangju Archbishop defiantly declares 'automatic excommunication'

Archbishop Andrew Choi of Kwangju, in an apparent excess of his own authority, attempted on January 24, 2008, to declare "automatic excommunication" of those who participate in celebrations in the Chapel or Blessed Mother's Mountain in Naju, applying the decree not only to those in his own diocese but to Catholics anywhere in the world. The Archbishop also unjustly expelled Fr. Aloysius Chang from the archdiocese. We await the Vatican's reply regarding the validity of this astonishing decree.

1. UPDATE — January 24, 2008

2. Testimony by Julia Kim — January 29, 1996

3. Archbishop Andrew Choi's letter to Julio and Julia Kimu February 4, 2005

4. Julio Kim's letter to Archbishop Andrew Choi March 12, 2005

5. Heresies by Fr. Je-Min Ri, a member of the Naju Investigating Committee

6. Heresies by Fr. Sun-Song Ri, secretary general of the Naju Investigating Committee

7. To Safeguard the Authenticity of the Catholic Faith