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ocpagu

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1. He was a very special man and helped saving many, many lives.

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2012, 09:40 AM

Jul 2012

Though he opposed the liberation theology and the catholic left-wing, he had strong moral principles. And he has never been afraid of confronting the military, as he did when he refused to celebrate the mass in comemoration of the Institutional Act Number Five, or calling General Sílvio Frota to assume the responsibility for sheltering "communists" in the Palácio São Joaquim.

He will be missed.

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He was a very special man and helped saving many, many lives. ocpagu Jul 2012 #1

He risked his life over and over again. Thank you for your info, and the great photo. n/t Judi Lynn Jul 2012 #2