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10 NOVEMBER 10-23, 2018 | DENVER CATHOLIC In-Depth After 100 years of service to the Archdiocese of Denver, our Cathedral is in need of some vital repairs. Thank you for your generosity! Visit denvercathedral.org call us at 303-831-7010 or email us at CBIC2016@ denvercathedral.org for more information A RESTORATION FOR THE AGES All donations are tax deductible "Our historic and iconic Cathedral Basilica needs your help." Father Ron Cattany Pastor and Rector North, East and West Façade Repair $2 Million Leaking Flat Roof Repairs $50,000 East Door Handi- capped Access $50,000 Colfax Facade $4.5 Million Total: • Cathedral Savings and Restoration Fund $2.92 Million • Pledges & Gifts $1,079,435.44 EXTERIOR PRESERVATION 2021 Consecration Jubilee Trust Fund $5Million Clean Kimball Organ $100,000 Clean Altars $100,000 Carpet Cathedral $45,000 Paint Interior $750,000 INTERIOR RENOVATION Lower Level Bathrooms and Lift: • $350,000 from savings Sanctuary Handrails and Votive Candles: • Gifts & Pledges $46,639 Disclosure *APR (Annual Percentage Rate). The Annual Percentage Rate is the advertised rate. Borrowers credit score must be 680 and above to receive the 3.99% interest rate. Terms not to exceed 60 months; debt to income ratio not to exceed 45%; loan to value not to exceed 125% of NADA value. **Oer not valid for existing Credit Union loans, or renances of recreational vehicles or vehicles used for business purposes; some vehicles may not apply based on age or condition; not valid on indirect loans.Oer only good on new, pre-owned and renanced vehicles November 1-30, 2018. Your savings federally insured to at least $250,000 and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government National Credit Union Administration, a U.S. Government Agency NCUA 3.99 % APR * NEW | USED | REFINANCED ** 60 Months Call: 303.424.5037 Click: Fideliscu.org or Come by today Uniting Your Faith and Finances Need a Car for the Holidays? GET PRE-APPROVED TODAY! Beyond the political debate, the 'Caravan' are a people in need BY VLADIMIR MAURICIO-PEREZ T he caravan of thousands of Hon- durans that migrated from the city of San Pedro Sula Oct. 12 has rapidly become a topic of political debate both in Honduras and in the United States, causing division and concern. Nonetheless, the fact that thousands of people are willing to leave their homes to cross two countries by foot bears witness to a deeper human c risis that cannot be ignored. In dialogue with Auxiliary Bishop of Denver Jorge Rodriguez and other Honduran witnesses, the Denver Catho- lic sought to uncover the human reality of many of these immigrants and look at the crisis from a Christian perspective. "As Christians, we follow the teach- ings of Jesus and his commandment to love. This caravan of men, women and children we see in the news and hear about on the radio — regardless of the many factors that may have been involved in the planning and eventual political manipulation of the event — are human beings fl eeing from a tragedy of poverty, violence, insecurity and a lack of future," Bishop Rodriguez assured. Regarding interpretations made only for political or economic purposes, which ignore the reality of the factors that led many of these immigrants to leave their country, Bishop Rodriguez said: "It pains me to see how a human tragedy of this size is used for political [means] by parties, for heartless rhet- oric, for sensationalism by social mass media and even for exploitation and human tra• cking, instead of working together to reach a solution." BEHIND THE CROWD Various reasons led to the massive migration that originated in Honduras and has worked its way through Gua- temala and Mexico, from poverty and violence to corruption and political instability, two Honduran sources said. According to Dynia Maradiaga, stu- dent of banking and fi nance at Universi- dad Autónoma de Honduras in the capi- tal Tegucigalpa, political motivations by the resistance against the presidency of Juan Orlando Hernández were behind the organization of the mass migration. She said that Honduran political lead- ers took advantage of the needs of many people experiencing poverty to send a message to the president after his con- troversial reelection in December 2017, which many deemed unconstitutional. Likewise, Honduran chancellor María Dolores Agüero attested to the political goals of resistance groups behind the planning of the migration caravan in a press conference. "I don't think most of the migrants in the caravan really know what they got into. Many of them are people from smaller towns who don't have the best education and were deceived. Many people left convinced they would receive a visa [in the United States]," Maradiaga told the Denver Catholic. "There's much sorrow and indignation because [these politicians] are using the people." PHOTO BY ALFREDO ESTRELLA | GETTY IMAGES

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