THAILAND: ACTIVIST JAMES MAWDSLEY (ordained a priest, July 2, 2016, Wigratzbad) AP Archives on Jul 21, 2015 James Rupert Russell Mawdsley is a Catholic Priest in the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter…More
THAILAND: ACTIVIST JAMES MAWDSLEY (ordained a priest, July 2, 2016, Wigratzbad)
AP Archives on Jul 21, 2015 James Rupert Russell Mawdsley is a Catholic Priest in the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, (July 2, 2016) who is also a human rights activist campaigning for democracy in Burma. He is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Australia.[1]
He is now a Catholic Priest with the FSSP, currently serving at St Mary's Church, Warrington,[6] having studied to become a Priest at the FSSP seminary at Wigratzbad in Germany.[6]
The plight of the Burmese Karen tribe was revealed to Fr Mawdsley on a chance encounter with some refugees whilst he was in New Zealand. After hearing their stories of genocide, he decided to go to Myanmar to see the situation for himself. He was deported from the country twice before facing his jail sentence.
After his release, Fr Mawdsley wrote The Heart Must Break: The Fight for Democracy and Truth in Burma about his experience in prison and The Iron Road: A Stand for Truth and Democracy in Burma about the political climate in Myanmar.
Fr Mawdsley’s first Mass took place at the start of July in Bavaria. He is now assigned to the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter in Warrington as Assistant to Fr Armand de Malleray.
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AP Archives on Jul 21, 2015 James Rupert Russell Mawdsley is a Catholic Priest in the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter, (July 2, 2016) who is also a human rights activist campaigning for democracy in Burma. He is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Australia.[1]
He is now a Catholic Priest with the FSSP, currently serving at St Mary's Church, Warrington,[6] having studied to become a Priest at the FSSP seminary at Wigratzbad in Germany.[6]
The plight of the Burmese Karen tribe was revealed to Fr Mawdsley on a chance encounter with some refugees whilst he was in New Zealand. After hearing their stories of genocide, he decided to go to Myanmar to see the situation for himself. He was deported from the country twice before facing his jail sentence.
After his release, Fr Mawdsley wrote The Heart Must Break: The Fight for Democracy and Truth in Burma about his experience in prison and The Iron Road: A Stand for Truth and Democracy in Burma about the political climate in Myanmar.
Fr Mawdsley’s first Mass took place at the start of July in Bavaria. He is now assigned to the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter in Warrington as Assistant to Fr Armand de Malleray.
www.catholicherald.co.uk/…/former-burma-pr…
