""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."
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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.
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