The movement of rejecting Shinto worship in the Pyongyang Parish started from the middle 1920s, and widely spreaded in the 1930 by the effort of Maryknoll missioners. The movement was processed in a close tie with Korean nationalism: since the Shinto worship was enforced in terms of Japanese colonial policies, it was regarded as destroying the foundation of Korean Catholic of religious martyrdom. Many Korean priests and Catholic Christians supported and participated in the movement.
Also, the present paper recognizes the tie between Catholic and Protestantism in the movement in the Pyongyang Parish. It is considered that a common battle line was required against the Japanese Shinto worship policy. However, this tie and the effort of the Pyongyang Parish could not continue due to the Protestant criticism of the Catholic. The movement rejecting Shinto worship in the Pyongyang Parish became complicated and faced various challenges and confrontations including disagreements from other parishes. The tension between the Maryknoll missioners and delegates of Pope in Japan became exacerbated in the middle 1930s. The movement came to an end in April, 1936, when the Korean Catholic Church officially allowed the Shinto worship.