Two Convicted of Nun's Murder

(12 December 2005 - RV) Two men were found guilty yesterday of murdering Sr. Dorothy Stang, who had spent her life in Brazil campaigning on behalf of poor farmers against ranchers and big logging companies. The two men were sentenced to 17 years for shooting the 73 year old nun six times on a muddy track in the rainforest. Prosecutors hope that the convictions will open the way for three other men to be tried on charges for paying for the murder. Sr. Jane Elizabeth Dwyer lived and worked with Sr. Dorothy. She says these convictions are only the beginning in a long process to wipe out unfairness in the judicial process.