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| The burning Quran, captured from WOMAD |
By Jung Hae-myoung, Jung Min-ho
WOMAD, a radical feminist group, has claimed one of its members burned a copy of the Quran, the central religious text of Islam.
The person who posted a picture of the burning Quran Wednesday said, "Muslim cockroaches and Korean men should be eliminated."
It is unclear whether she actually burned the text and, if so, how she obtained it.
This came just a day after another member posted a photo of a Catholic sacramental wafer scribbled with foul language in red ink.
Following the news, the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea (CBCK) denounced the posting as a serious insult to the Catholic Church and vowed to take action in response.
"In accordance with Catholic regulations, the CBCK is preparing the process to notify the Vatican through the Vatican ambassador in Seoul," said priest Ahn Bong-hwan, spokesman of the CBCK.
Under the motto, "We hate all men," WOMAD has gained notoriety for bashing religions and men since its 2016 inception.
On the overseas-based website, it is easy to find insults of all kinds against men, including religious figures, celebrities and even animals, as well as cruel photos such as those of mutilated male genitals.
They claim women have been treated unfairly in Korean society.
