Fr Ernesto Cardinal was one of 4 Nicaraguan priests whose faculties were suspended by Pope JPII for serving in the Sandinista government. Cardenal, a poet, served as Minister of Culture. He later broke with the Sandinistas. elpais.com/internacional/ via
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A one-time Trappist novice under Merton, he is known for “The Gospel of Solentiname.” And for when the Pope shook a finger at him in Managua. His brother Fernando and Miguel D’Escoto also saw their faculties restored before they died.
The gospel of Solentiname was and is a fabulous influence on my understanding of how communities of faith initiate and sustain members
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