Francis Xavier Kaname Shimamoto

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

Quotes

• I do not want the nation's journalists to lose their courage in the face of recurring violence against the press.
  • Bishop Condemns Government´s ´Tacit Approval´ of Terrorist Attack (7 March 1991) Union of Asian Catholic News

• "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.
  • - H. Exc. Most Rev. Francis X. Kaname SHIMAMOTO, Archbishop of Nagasaki (21 April 1998) Press Office of the Holy See