Murdered fathers, driven sons

 

In an extraordinary piece of political theatre,

two Colombian senators recently faced off in a debate in the national congress.

 

One, Iván Cepeda, accused ex-President Álvaro Uribe

of being connected to paramilitary groups, while Uribe responded angrily,

accusing Cepeda of being involved with the left-wing guerrilla.

 

Both these senators are victims of the conflict:

Uribe’s father was murdered by the FARC,

and Cepeda’s, by the paramilitaries.

And they are not the only ones, there are several other members

of congress whose fathers were also murdered.

 

When political passion is driven by such pain,

it is difficult to see where the leadership for a national process of reconciliation

is going to come from, unless the church steps up.

 

 

 

 

 

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