436 Liberation Theology

This week we talk about Liberation Theology in Latin America and how it was crushed by the Vatican.

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Liberation Theology

Catholic Church as a tool of the Spanish Empire
Revolution, independence, and the status quo
Early 20th Century Catholic Action Movement

Holguin of Arequipa and Farfán of Cusco
Started separating the church from state
Started political advocacy for the poor
Base Ecumenical Communities

Gustavo Gutiérrez

Partial Qetchua ancestry
Became a priest in 1959
Studied in Europe

Latin American Episcopal Counsel

Pushed for progressive reforms in Vatican II (1962 - 1965)
1968 Medellin, Colombia meeting

Goal was to support BEC
First introduction of Liberation Theology

Gustavo Gutierrez published “A Theology of Liberation” in 1971
Liberation Theology

First level - Poor liberate themselves from economic exploitation
Second Level - Liberation from fatalism and recognition of free will
Third level - Communion with God.
Revolution is an option

Sandinista Nicaragua - 1978 - 1990
Opposition

John Paul II
Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI
Church went more spiritual and argued Liberation Theology was too material
Reconciliation Theology argued that by reconciling with God and others class struggle and revolution could be avoided.
With the fall of communism and changes to the global economy it couldn’t keep up.
By the mid 1990s the movement was dead.

Conclusion

Sources

Brown University
Britannica
Wikipedia - Latin American Liberation Theology

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This week we talk about Liberation Theology in Latin America and how it was crushed by the Vatican.

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Liberation Theology

Catholic Church as a tool of the Spanish Empire
Revolution, independence, and the status quo
Early 20th Century Catholic Action Movement

Holguin of Arequipa and Farfán of Cusco
Started separating the church from state
Started political advocacy for the poor
Base Ecumenical Communities

Gustavo Gutiérrez

Partial Qetchua ancestry
Became a priest in 1959
Studied in Europe

Latin American Episcopal Counsel

Pushed for progressive reforms in Vatican II (1962 – 1965)
1968 Medellin, Colombia meeting

Goal was to support BEC
First introduction of Liberation Theology

Gustavo Gutierrez published “A Theology of Liberation” in 1971
Liberation Theology

First level – Poor liberate themselves from economic exploitation
Second Level – Liberation from fatalism and recognition of free will
Third level – Communion with God.
Revolution is an option

Sandinista Nicaragua – 1978 – 1990
Opposition

John Paul II
Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI
Church went more spiritual and argued Liberation Theology was too material
Reconciliation Theology argued that by reconciling with God and others class struggle and revolution could be avoided.
With the fall of communism and changes to the global economy it couldn’t keep up.
By the mid 1990s the movement was dead.

Conclusion

Sources

Brown University
Britannica
Wikipedia – Latin American Liberation Theology

Feedback

RobSpence67

This episode is brought to you by:

Henry K
Danielle
Pat Acks from the Humanists of Idaho
SoJo
Big Easy Blasphemy
Darryl G
Arthur K
Samuel C
Beatriz A
Erik from Wyoming
Levi C
Richard G
Balázs
Steve F
Brad R

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Theme music is provided by Sturdy Fred.

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