The Bacon Priest. The documentary considers the lifetime work of Fr. Werenfried van Straaten, a Dutch priest who fifty years ago started one of the largest private Catholic charities in the world, Aid …More
The Bacon Priest.
The documentary considers the lifetime work of Fr. Werenfried van Straaten, a Dutch priest who fifty years ago started one of the largest private Catholic charities in the world, Aid to the Church in Need. The film, through personal testimony of those closest to him, revisits the early life of Fr. Werenfried, how he was titled the Bacon priest, his early efforts for the post WW-II German refugees and later his work particularly for the persecuted Church in the former Soviet Union. Finally the film considers his work today and the charity's remarkable support for the suffering Church throughout the world.
The documentary considers the lifetime work of Fr. Werenfried van Straaten, a Dutch priest who fifty years ago started one of the largest private Catholic charities in the world, Aid to the Church in Need. The film, through personal testimony of those closest to him, revisits the early life of Fr. Werenfried, how he was titled the Bacon priest, his early efforts for the post WW-II German refugees and later his work particularly for the persecuted Church in the former Soviet Union. Finally the film considers his work today and the charity's remarkable support for the suffering Church throughout the world.
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"Bacon Priest" as translation for our "Speckpater" sounds quite funny.
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Aid to the Church in Need is one Catholic charity that you can trust with your whole heart. Thank God for all the work they do. - Blessings - Rene