Honduran cardinal to speak at Miami Hamilton

September 10, 2008

Cardinal Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, the first cardinal from Honduras in the history of the Roman Catholic Church, will speak at Miami Hamilton from 4-5:15 p.m. Wednesday, September 17, in the Harry T. Wilks Conference Center.

Rodriquez Maradiaga was elected president of CARITAS International in 2007. CARITAS is one of the world’s largest networks dedicated to reducing poverty and injustice worldwide.  He is well versed in the effects of international policy on the poor and maintains, “Poverty and social injustice are the real weapons of mass destruction.”

A widely-respected moderate who has spoken out on social justice issues, Rodríguez Maradiaga favors debt relief and the economic development of Latin America in partnership with other countries.

The title of his talk is A Latin American Cardinal Reflects Upon the Impact of U.S. Policy on the People of Central America.  A Q&A session will follow.

The cardinal has asked to meet with a small group of interested students from 1:30–2 p.m. at Miami Hamilton.  Students interested in participating should contact Dr. Shelly Jarrett Bromberg at jarretam@muohio.edu, 785-3041.  Space is limited. 

For more information about the cardinal and his social justice concerns, check out the following:

Writings and Presentations:
http://www.cchdbaltimore.org/smc06_cardinal_rodriguez.pdf
http://www.nd.edu/~kellogg/romero/pdfs/Millenium.pdf
 
Interviews:
http://ncronline.org/NCR_Online/documents/Rodriguez.htm

News Articles:
http://www.boston.com/news/world/latinamerica/articles/2005/04/13/oscar_andres_rodriguez_maradiaga/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22030-2005Apr2.html