Talk:Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga

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I redirected Oscar Andrés Cardinal Rodríguez Maradiaga to here, and merged the 2 articles created in response to recent events because in my opinion (living in Honduras) is that he is known as Oscar Andrés Rodríguez, and not as Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Madariaga, --SqueakBox 18:17, Apr 3, 2005 (UTC)

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From another redirected page. Charles Matthews 14:36, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga, (born December 29, 1942, in Honduras, is archbishop of Teguciagalpa, Honduras.

He has been president of CELAM, the powerful federation of Latin American bishops. Maradiaga is generally regarded as a moderate. He has, for example, supported ecumenical movements in Honduras.

Maradiaga is relatively young and, therefore, not in the forefront of Latin American cardinals who could be elected pope. Being young didn't stop John Paul II from being elected, but it is unlikely that the cardinals would want another 25-year pontificate.

Maradiaga once said "Justice will have to be the agenda for the 21st century in all the countries of Latin America. Many times justice comes only for people who are rich. The poor have no right to have justice." He is perhaps best known for his staunch defense of the poor and his criticisms of capitalism. Voting for Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga would mean voting to emphasize the importance of social justice, one of the [[Vatican]'s top themes for the 21st century.