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Fortinbras Armstrong

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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, 08:10 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.

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Liberation theology’s founder basks in a belated rehabilitation under Pope Francis [View all] 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