To say that the Catholic Church is not "localized" is unjustified, avers Wu. He notes that in the early days some missionaries went deep into the mountains to proselytize among Taiwan's aboriginal peoples. They studied and recorded aboriginal languages, and even translated the Bible into those tongues, making an important contribution to preserving aboriginal culture.
說天主教不「本土」實在冤枉，吳終源認為，早年，一些傳教士深入山區，為了向當地原住民傳教，他們學習、記錄原住民語言，甚至把聖經譯成他們的母語，對保留原住民文化貢獻極大。