CAMBODIA – PHNOM PENH (UCAN) — Catechumens in Cambodia commonly face challenges including family rejection, community ostracism and government unease.UCA News spoke with catechumens of St. Joseph Parish in Phsar Thoich, Phnom Penh, recently about their journey into the Church.
Em Sokhorn, who was born into a Buddhist family and has seven brothers and sisters, admits changing her religion “was not so easy.” She gained her family’s consent, but friends in the village did not approve and even ostracized her.
What attracted her was the way Catholics live, the 22-year-old said. She recalled people saying Christians create turmoil in Cambodian society, but she wondered, “Are Christians so bad?” With this question in mind, she joined a catechism group, reflected at length and eventually accepted “a new way.” Now she feels sure of her path. “I will receive Baptism this Easter,” she said.
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