Ernesto Cardenal, Nicaraguan poet and priest, dies at 95
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Remember that John Paul II famously scolded and prohibited him from administering the sacraments because of his involvement in socialist politics. Francis rehabilitated him in 2019.
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“Christ led me to Karl Marx, I don’t think the Pope [John Paul II] understands Marxism. For me, the four Gospels are all equally Communist. I’m a Marxist who believes in God, follows Christ, and is a revolutionary for the sake of his kingdom.” - Fr. Ernesto Cardenal