I don't usually make two posts in one day but September 16 is the anniversary of the death of one of the most influential people in my life, Padre Guadalupe Carney. He was a Jesuit priest who worked tirelessly for land reform and justice for the poor in rural Honduras until he was murdered by the Honduran military in 1983. I had the privilege of working with this priest and revolutionary when I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Yoro. I took this picture in 1974 when Padre Guadalupe helped me teach a health course at a local Jesuit community center.September 16, 2009
In memory of Padre Guadalupe
I don't usually make two posts in one day but September 16 is the anniversary of the death of one of the most influential people in my life, Padre Guadalupe Carney. He was a Jesuit priest who worked tirelessly for land reform and justice for the poor in rural Honduras until he was murdered by the Honduran military in 1983. I had the privilege of working with this priest and revolutionary when I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Yoro. I took this picture in 1974 when Padre Guadalupe helped me teach a health course at a local Jesuit community center.
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He must've made a lasting impression on you, Margo, for you to remember the date of his death. What a terrible death he had to suffer. I can't imagine how tough life is in this country.
ReplyDeleteThanks for such a sensitive reaction, Loyce. It was a terrible end for Guadalupe--he was interrogated, tortured, and hurled alive from an army helicopter, to die on the mountainside below. Fortunately, he entrusted his brother and sister with a manuscript of the story of his life. It was published posthumously under the title "To Be a Christian is to Be a Revolutionary."
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