Hugh O Flaherty Character Analysis

Many people may not have heard of Hugh O’Flaherty, but he is an unsung hero. Hugh was an Irish Catholic priest, who not only saved Jews and soldiers, but he also visited prison of war camps located in Italy. Along with his visits to the prison of war camps, he wanted to research and find out what happened to the prisoners that were reported as missing in action. In 1943, a plethora of people were released from the British prison of war camps because of Mussolini being removed from power. Fear was reembedded in the Jews, that were just released when the Germans overtook Italy. With the fear of being taken prisoner again embedded in their minds, the Jews that remembered Hugh visiting them in the camps decided that it was in their best interest
He responded with that phrase when he was asked why he helped people from different countries, and even the Nazis,” (The Spirit of Hugh O’Flaherty, 4). By saying this, Hugh shows one of the main characteristics that a prophet in Heschel’s view is suppose to portray. “The task of the prophet is to convey the word of God,” (Heschel, 31). Thorough Hugh’s famous phrase, he showed that God does not choose favorites and that he is there to tell and show what God wants people to know. This shows that God provides for all and he does not want people of different beliefs or countries fighting. Not all people thought that this was a good thing, so Hugh gained a few
This quote goes on to describe the relationship between Hugh and Kappler in the beginning. Kappler did not care for the words that Hugh had to say or why he was doing what he was doing, instead Kappler’s first reaction was to jail Hugh. Throughout Kappler’s time, he learned to see things a different way and listened to the words the Hugh said instead of rejecting them, like he did in previous