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John McCarthy's Bible Journey: 2: Blessed Are the Poor

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John McCarthy looks at the different ways the Bible has been read.

McCarthy travels to El Salvador, where the Bible's message of liberation for the oppressed inspired the martyrdom in 1980 of Archbishop Romero. In a world of rich and poor he asks, "Whose side is God on?"

Contributors

Presenter:
John McCarthy
Producer:
Norman Winter
Producer:
Abigail Saxon
Source: Radio Times

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