Back in February some of you might recall reading about the death of Sister Dorothy Stang. She was a 73 year old American born nun so dedicated to the welfare of the people of the Brazilian rainforest, and the environment, that she became a citizen of Brazil.
After trying the dubious defense that they thought she was going to pull a gun on them, two defendants were convicted of killing her. Three more remain to be tried.
More after the jump.
From my earlier diary:
American Nun Murdered in Brazil
Sun Feb 13, 2005 at 11:46:51 AM PST
Sister Dorothy Stang, a 74 year old Ohioan who lived in the Amazon for 22 years, had worked to organize against expropriation and clearing of huge sections of rain forest. She was murdered while on her way to a meeting with peasant farmers.
She was a member of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, a community of 2,000 women on 5 continents. In Los Angeles, and elsewhere, they teach school, do nursing, and other wonderful work.
Their homepage tells more about Sr. Dorothy and the struggle in Brazil.
She embodied the best of what a strong religious faith is all about, literally giving her life for what she believed in.
http://www.cnn.com/...
http://www.sndden.org/ The website of her religious order.