Father Frans Amanue: "I never spoke ill of anyone!"

A MIDDLE-AGED woman in Muslim garb stood up from the bench reserved for visitors and shook Father Frans Amanue's hands. Teary-eyed, she promised to say prayers for the priest who had just been sentenced to two months in jail and five months probation by the District Court of Larantuka. The emotion-filled moment happened in a flash, interrupted by the sounds of anger coming from the court.

The sentence was like a lightning rod prodding the vi

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