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Vatican: "Communist crucifix" sign of dialogue, not ideology
My Way News / AP
Nicole Winfield
7/9/2015
Excerpts:
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian President Evo Morales' controversial gift of a "Communist crucifix" to Pope Francis threatened to overshadow the pope's visit to Bolivia on Thursday, with the Vatican and Bolivia both insisting that no offense was intended or taken.
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It turns out, the crucifix was originally designed by a Jesuit activist, the Rev. Luis Espinal, who was assassinated in 1980 by suspected paramilitaries during the months that preceded a military coup. Francis, a fellow Jesuit, stopped his motorcade to pray at the site where Espinal's body had been dumped.
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Associated Press reporters Frank Bajak and Paula Flores in Santa Cruz and Rachel Zoll in New York contributed to this report.
View the complete article, including image, at:
http://apnews.myway.com/article/2015...025b21fae.html
My Way News / AP
Nicole Winfield
7/9/2015
Excerpts:
SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivian President Evo Morales' controversial gift of a "Communist crucifix" to Pope Francis threatened to overshadow the pope's visit to Bolivia on Thursday, with the Vatican and Bolivia both insisting that no offense was intended or taken.
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It turns out, the crucifix was originally designed by a Jesuit activist, the Rev. Luis Espinal, who was assassinated in 1980 by suspected paramilitaries during the months that preceded a military coup. Francis, a fellow Jesuit, stopped his motorcade to pray at the site where Espinal's body had been dumped.
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Associated Press reporters Frank Bajak and Paula Flores in Santa Cruz and Rachel Zoll in New York contributed to this report.
View the complete article, including image, at:
http://apnews.myway.com/article/2015...025b21fae.html