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By Tracy Wilkinson / The Bulletin
January 26, 2011
MEXICO CITY — For 40 years as a bishop in Mexico’s impoverished Chiapas state, Samuel Ruiz championed the rights of the long-suffering Maya Indians who dominate the lush region. He learned their languages and adopted their customs into Roman Catholic practice.
He also made powerful enemies among....
