Pubdate: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 Source: Hartford Courant (CT) Copyright: 2002 The Hartford Courant Contact: http://www.ctnow.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/183 Author: Rev. Edmund S. Nadolny PUT FOCUS ON COLOMBIAN PRIESTS' PLIGHT With all the publicity about the terrible situation in Colombia, little has been written about the number of priests killed by guerillas. Father Hilario Aranga Serna, 46, was shot to death on June 27. At least three other priests were murdered in Colombia this year. Thirty-six priests have been killed in 18 years. Archbishop Isaias Duarte Cancino was murdered four months ago. These men were critics of armed groups that get money for their weapons from drugs that are sold in the United States. U.S. drug users are helping to kill priests and innocent people in Colombia. Priests who are involved in sex scandals make front-page headlines. Priests who give their lives for social justice are barely mentioned. One group sells newspapers; the other does not. The Rev. Edmund S. Nadolny St. Stanislaus Church Meriden - --- MAP posted-by: Terry Liittschwager