Junna Nakata

In 1975, Junna Nakata – the head-priest at the Honsenji Temple (of the Shingon sect Daigo-ha) – requested the pontiff Pope Paul VI to say a Mass for the repose of the souls of the 1,618 men condemned as Class A, B and C war criminals, and the Pope promised to do so. Pope Paul VI died on 6 August 1978.

In 1980, Pope John Paul II kept Pope Paul VI’s word, and the Mass for 1,618 war criminals of Classes A, B and C took place in St. Peter's Basilica. Nakata attended.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ Breen, John. "Popes, Bishops and War Criminals: reflections on Catholics and Yasukuni in post-war Japan". The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  2. ↑ John Breen, "Popes, Bishops and War Criminals: reflections on Catholics and Yasukuni in post-war Japan," The Asia-Pacific Journal, 9-3-10, March 1, 2010.

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