Dom Hélder Pessoa Câmara (Portuguese pronunciation: [dõ ˈɛwdeɾ peˈsoɐ ˈkɐ̃mɐɾɐ] February 7 1909 Fortaleza Ceará Northeast Region of Brazil – August 27 1999 Recife) was Catholic Archbishop of Olinda and Recife Brazil serving from 1964 to 1985 during the military regime of the country.An advocate of liberation theology he is remembered for the aphorism When I give food to the poor they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor they call me a communist.
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