Praising the good work of priests and nuns

EVERY so often RTÉ really gets it right and one thing recently which blew me away was a programme entitled: On God’s Mission, which details the life and work of some of the remaining Irish missionaries working with the world’s poorest people.

Fr Jim Crowe, a man in his 60s, began by attacking the fact that 20% of the Brazilian population control 80% of the country’s wealth and went on to discuss how he has worked tirelessly to expose government and police corruption, as well as leading a crusade against drug gang lords.

The biggest shock was when he cited Che Guevara and Hugo Chávez as persons he felt had done and were doing the right thing to assist the poor.