In this episode of Perspectives with Neilo, I chat with Fr. Sean O'Leary who is originally from Togher in Cork City but has been a missionary priest in Taiwan for the past 19 years. I visited him in his parish of Dongshih (東勢) near the city of Taichung and spoke to him about living in Taiwan, the similarities with Ireland, Taiwanese identity, the church in China and why he spoke out about Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's statement on Taiwan during the Chinese Premier's visit to Ireland back in January (2024).
Date of Recording: May 28th, 2024
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| Fr.Sean O'Leary at his church in Dongshih, Taichung |
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DIVE DEEPER:
- Dongshih Holy Family Catholic Church (東勢聖家堂) - facebook
- St. Patrick's Church of Fengyuan (豐原天主教會) - https://fypatrick.org/
- Defending democracy in Taiwan - Fr. Sean O'Leary, letter to The Irish Times (January 25th, 2024)
- Mick Wallace and Taiwan - Fr Sean O'Leary, letter to The Irish Times (October 29th, 2021)
- Irish Taiwan policy 'unchanged' despite Chinese reports - Varadkar - Tony Connelly, RTE (January 17th, 2024)
- What is the 'one China policy' and why does it matter? - Yvonne Murray, RTE (January 21st, 2024)
- The Many "One Chinas": Multiple Approaches to Taiwan and China - Chong Ja Ian, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (February 9th, 2023)
- Taiwanese / Chinese Identity - survey carried out by National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan.
- The Vatican's Gamble With Beijing Is Costing China's Catholics - Francis X. Rocca, The Atlantic (May 14th, 2024)
- Vatican names China's Hangzhou bishop via accord with Beijing - Reuters (June 22nd, 2024)
