Day 83: God, Are You There?

So, for the next couple of days I'm going to be posting pictures from my trip to the southeastern region of Korea, 전라도 (Cheolla-do). Though my 100 Days of Korea mainly focus on Seoul, I figured that I shouldn't let the opportunity to spread the beauty of some other parts of Korea. The first is of one of the oldest and most famous Catholic churches in Korea, located in 전주 (Jeonju). People who flock to this 전라복도 capital often take time to check out this rockin' house of God, and for good reason. It used to actually be a missions/ convent, though there are still some associated with it. A word about Christianity in Korea, and keep in mind this is very cursory and introductory (no need to explain to me as I am most likely going to know). Most Koreans, not dissimilar to many around the world, believe that Christianity and Catholicism are two completely different religions, rather than two different divisions of the same cookie known as Christianity (obviously their reference to Christianity would be more indicative of Protestantism). Cheolla-do actually houses the highest percentage of Christians in Korea compared to the other regions, which was rather surprising to me. Also, to add to my own disbelief, Catholicism in Korea is considered to be more liberal than Protestantism in Korea. Part of this has been explained as Catholics don't necessarily know what they believe (Catholic values may not be fully understood), while it could also be understood that Catholicism is the relatively the same while Protestantism in Korea is much stronger and more conservative. Again, I'm not here to start a debate on religion, so let's hold our tongues and comments guys and dolls. Below are two more pictures to enjoy from the same church~