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Paulo Evaristo Arns OFM (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈpawlu evaˈɾistu ˈaʁns]; 14 September 1921 – 14 December 2016) was a Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church, who was made a cardinal and the Archbishop of São Paulo by Pope Paul VI, and later became cardinal protopriest. His ministry began with a twenty-year academic career, but when charged with responsibility for the Sao Paulo Archdiocese he proved a relentless opponent of Brazil's military dictatorship and its use of torture as well as an advocate for the poor and a vocal defender of liberation theology. In his later years he openly criticized the way Pope John Paul II governed the Catholic Church through the Roman Curia and questioned his teaching on priestly celibacy and other issues.
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Birthday1921-09-14
Deathday2016-12-14 (95 years old)
ReligionCatholic Church
SiblingsZilda Arns
CitizenshipsBrazil
AwardsGrand Officer of the Order of the Sun of Peru, Ordem do Mérito Cultural, Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award, Nansen Refugee Award, honorary doctor of the University of Brasília, honorary doctor of the University of Münster
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