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A documentary looks into the killing of a Guatemalan bishop who had exposed military crimes. Key witness Ruben Chanax testifies in court Photo: HBO By John Anderson Dec. 15, 2020 4:07 pm ET Based on novelist Francisco Goldmanâs 2007 work of investigative nonfiction (subtitled âWho Killed the Bishop?â), âThe Art of Political Murderâ is a satisfying portrait of courage, corruption and the murderous deep state that operated inside Guatemala, a country the average American ought to know a bit more about given our history there. What the film fails to mentionânotably, the CIA coup that precipitated the 35-year civil war at the center of the story, and the current crisis that is driving climate refugees to our southern borderâseem like glaring omissions in this troubled history. But the filmâs purpose is otherwise: to prove that justice can prevail, however briefly, e ....
A new HBO documentary on the legacy of Guatemalan Catholic Bishop Juan Gerardi, who was murdered in the aftermath of the country’s long civil war, highlights the courageous role of Catholic clergy in the fight for democracy in Central America. It also offers a model for struggling democracies today. “There are a lot of negative stories, films and documentaries about the Catholic Church that get made. I was attracted to the idea of this not being that,” said director Paul Taylor in a Zoom interview with Religion News Service last week. “I started to see that some of the issues at the heart of the case were still very relevant today and still very relevant outside of Guatemala,” he added. ....
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Guatemalan Catholic Bishop Juan Gerardi. Photo courtesy HBO VATICAN CITY (RNS) A new HBO documentary on the legacy of Guatemalan Catholic Bishop Juan Gerardi, who was murdered in the aftermath of the country’s long civil war, highlights the courageous role of Catholic clergy in the fight for democracy in Central America. It also offers a model for struggling democracies today. “There are a lot of negative stories, films and documentaries about the Catholic Church that get made. I was attracted to the idea of this not being that,” said Director Paul Taylor in a Zoom interview with Religion News Service on Thursday (Dec. 10). ....