Tokyo, Apr, 6, The Rev. Kolchiro Sawadl, spokes. man of the Tokyo Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, today denied that enforcement of the Religious Bodies Law would create aimeuities missionary activities, "states a Japanese report, 'There is no cause for uneasiness, he said, He termed report from Lyons, 'Franco. that Japanese legislation regarding religion was causing uneasiness abroad a "nothing but malicious propaganda,'
Questioned about transferring the Diocesan administration from foreign bishops to Japanese, he said this already hay been sorited, "As soon as suitable Japanese are found the present foreign bishops ip Japan will relinquish thelt posts, he added, VAN problems in eonnegtion "with the education ministry's plana to. merge various religious groups for enforce= ment of the law, which became effective on April 1' last year, had been Catholics will form one branch of the Christian faith "while other [Christian denominations are expected {o be grouped as a single body, Rev. Sawade said, "These questions "had been decided two years ago when the education ministry's plans frst came up, he disclosed. At present there are five foreign Catholic bishops in Japan,—Reuter,
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