\nMgr Emmanuel Milingo is in Seoul to study the religion of the Unification Church, founded by the Rev Moon Sun-myung. E<\/span>xcommunicated in September of last year for ordaining four Catholic bishops, Milingo showed up at a Unification Church gathering held in a central Seoul hotel on January 30, urging in an address that the Vatican allow Catholic priests to marry. <\/p>\nHe is reportedly staying at a hotel near Seoul.<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cThe reason why we have been mum regarding his visit here is so as not to stoke the anger of Catholics," a source close to the Unification Church said. \u201c[Milingo] will appear at an international academic gathering to be held at the Marriott Hotel in Seoul between February 20 and 23, and at the birthday party for Moon on the final day of the event.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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