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"Japan government recognizes Pope as 'Emperor of Teaching'
“Pope Francis has something to teach.”
That’s how Thomas Power, an associate professor at Tokyo’s Meiji University, interprets a recent decision taken by the Japanese government.
Early this week, the government announced that it would recognize the Pope with the Japanese characters 教皇, transliterated as Kyō-kō, rather than 法王, pronounced Hōō.
The Catholic Church in Japan has used those characters for over 40 years to identify the Bishop of Rome.
The previous Hōō is similar to the term used for the highest ranking official in Buddhism, and means “Emperor of Law”.
“A Japanese Catholic friend of mine,” recounts Dr Power, “said when it was announced [on TV] he had tears in his eyes.”
VaticanNews
"Japan government recognizes Pope as 'Emperor of Teaching'
“Pope Francis has something to teach.”
That’s how Thomas Power, an associate professor at Tokyo’s Meiji University, interprets a recent decision taken by the Japanese government.
Early this week, the government announced that it would recognize the Pope with the Japanese characters 教皇, transliterated as Kyō-kō, rather than 法王, pronounced Hōō.
The Catholic Church in Japan has used those characters for over 40 years to identify the Bishop of Rome.
The previous Hōō is similar to the term used for the highest ranking official in Buddhism, and means “Emperor of Law”.
“A Japanese Catholic friend of mine,” recounts Dr Power, “said when it was announced [on TV] he had tears in his eyes.”
VaticanNews