Justice in Action

Dom Helder Camara

Read the passage on Time to Live page 176, then answer these questions.
  1. When and where was Helder Camara born?
  2. How many brothers and sisters did he have?
  3. When did he become a priest?
  4. What did he do for much as his time as a priest?
  5. When did he become a bishop?
  6. Why did he speak out against the government?
  7. Write down something he said to challenge governments of all countries.
  8. When was Dom Helder made Archbishop of Olinda and Recife?
  9. What happened in the same year?
  10. Why were priests imprisoned and tortured?
  11. How did the Government try to keep Dom Helder quiet?
  12. What is Dom Helder’s hope for the world?
  13. What did he say was the great joy of being a priest?

 

Activities

  1. Do a Fact File on Dom Helder Camara.
  2. Do a poster, using Dom Helder Camara’s words on his 75th birthday which are quoted at the end of the passage on page 176

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