National vigil for imprisoned Father Stanislaus Lourduswamy SJ, popularly known as Stan Swamy in New Delhi on Nov. 26, 2020 Constitution Day. (Photo supplied)
Jul 7 2021
The Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) mourned the death of Jesuit priest Stanislaus Lourduswamy, popularly known as Stan Swamy, and called him “martyr of the marginalized people.”
The Indian priest died on Monday, July 5, at the age of 84 after having spent the last eight months of his life jailed on terror charges for his activism on behalf of Indian society’s lowest castes.
In a statement, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo of Yangon, FABC president, said Father Swamy “redefined his priesthood, extending his altar to the streets and hills of those obnoxious corners of injustice.”
The cardinal said the Jesuit priest who was known to advocate the rights of indigenous peoples in India broke “the bread of good news of human dignity and justice” especially among the indigenous Adivasi people.
“For too long, the innocent tribals trudged a merciless way of the Cross inflicted on them by corporate greed and unjust laws,” said Cardinal Bo.
He said Father Swamy’s “tireless struggle to liberate these marginalized communities brought him to the peak of Calvary, of incarceration, deprivation and ultimate death.”
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