Nicholas Cardinal Cheong Jin-suk on Thomas More Kim Dae-Jung

His Eminence called His Excelleny "a political leader who defined an epoch in Korean history and was an elder for all Koreans" — Late President Kim praised as model for Catholics and fellow Koreans. On the late president's faith, the cardinal said, "He practiced his faith in his daily life... He regularly attended Sunday Mass even during his busy presidency ... (and prayed) for peace and the reunification of Korea."