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Finding the 'seeds of the word' with Bishop Ruiz
… a spade somewhere ’round here?’ Then he took a spade and began to dig as if about to plant a tree. I took the spade, and with my soutane hitched up to my belt, I asked if I should continue to dig. ‘That’s enough,’ he said. ‘We’re not going to plant a tree. Just toss your Indian complexes into that hole, cover them up, and be the same as the rest …
Bishop Ruiz sought 'priesthood of the culture'
… woman somewhere round here. Then he began to tear up the ground as if he was about to plant a tree. I took the spade. With my cassock hitched up to my belt, I asked if I should continue to dig. “ ‘ That’s enough,’ said the rector. “And what are we going to plant -- a tree?” “ ‘We’re not going to plant a tree. Put your Indian complexes here, turn the earth on top of them, and be the same as the rest …