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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Fri May 8, 2015, 11:53 AM May 2015

Liberation theology’s founder basks in a belated rehabilitation under Pope Francis

David Gibson

NEW YORK (RNS) It used to be that just saying the words “liberation theology” around Catholics was enough to start a schism-level fight, or at least raise a red flag in Rome.

The theological movement that focused on the poor emerged out of the church’s social justice ferment in the 1960s, but it was always viewed by conservatives as an irredeemably Marxist version of the gospel.

Worse, they said it was a tool of Soviet communists who were using the Roman Catholic Church to foment revolution in Latin America and beyond, and at the very height of the Cold War.

http://www.religionnews.com/2015/05/07/liberation-theologys-founder-basks-belated-rehabilitation-pope-francis/

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Liberation theology’s founder basks in a belated rehabilitation under Pope Francis (Original Post) hrmjustin May 2015 OP

Now that the Church is moving past the Red Menace TexasProgresive May 2015 #1

The previous pope's problems with Liberation Theology were summed up by Dom Helder Camara: Fortinbras Armstrong May 2015 #3

This was way overdue. okasha May 2015 #2

And they say Jesuits don't get along with Dominicans. rug May 2015 #4

TexasProgresive

(12,287 posts)

1. Now that the Church is moving past the Red Menace

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2015, 01:11 PM

May 2015

and assuming everyone that cares for the poor and downtrodden is a godless commie.

Now if the American people can get on this train-life could be better for so many people.

Fortinbras Armstrong

(4,473 posts)

3. The previous pope's problems with Liberation Theology were summed up by Dom Helder Camara:

Reply to TexasProgresive (Reply #1)

Sat May 9, 2015, 07:10 AM

May 2015

"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why they are poor, they call me a communist."

Now, as you say, the current regime seems to have moved past that to a more rational stance.

okasha

(11,573 posts)

2. This was way overdue.

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2015, 11:59 PM

May 2015

Good for Pope Francis.

rug

(82,333 posts)

4. And they say Jesuits don't get along with Dominicans.

Reply to hrmjustin (Original post)

Sun May 10, 2015, 08:07 PM

May 2015

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