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[이태원 참사] A memorial mass for Catholic priests of justice… Calling victims and criticizing the government

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Father Kim Yeong-sik reads the names of the victims during a memorial mass

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Correspondent Lee Se-won = The National Association of Catholic Priests for Justice held a “Commemorative Mass for the Victims of the Yongsan Itaewon Disaster” in front of Jung-gu Financial Center, Seoul, in afternoon of the 14th.

At the memorial mass, the priests placed flowers in remembrance of the victims and Father Kim Yeong-sik, head of the priesthood, read the names of the victims one by one and prayed for them.

In a statement released at the end of the commemorative mass, the priests’ association criticized the government’s response, stating: “We have not prepared for the expected disaster and have appealed for the situation on the brink of tragedy, but the officials, who lived well on the blood tax, he remained unaware of what was going on.”

“Recently, cries urging President Seok-Yeol Yoon’s resignation have poured in from all walks of life,” he said, noting that he regards his heartlessness and heartlessness as the gravest crime.

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