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Should Pope Francis go to Pyongyang? Is a papal visit to North Korea a good idea? That was the question asked by Barbie Latza Nadeau and Donald Kirk at the Daily Beast after reports that Kim Jong-un has invited the Pope to the country. On the one hand, they wrote, North Korea’s record on religious freedom is “beyond abysmal”. There are no priests and it is impossible for Catholics to practise their faith openly. A visit risks legitimising the regime and giving the impression its human rights atrocities do not matter.
