Próspero Penados del Barrio

Próspero Penados del Barrio (28 August 1925 – 13 May 2005) was a Guatemalan prelate who served as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Santiago.

Quotes

• One of our biggest problems is that the authorities frequently confuse the social labor of the church with subversion. The church cannot confine itself to preaching a spiritual message without doing anything to put that message into practice. If a man is starving, he must be fed first of all. Military authorities have told me that the church should only preach, and not act, but without good works, faith has no life.
  • New Guatemala Archbishop Keeps Military at a Distance (22 July 1984) New York Times