--- Mario Goveia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > George, I believe you are mistaken. Liberation theology was rejected by the > Catholic Church > because of it's Marxist-style ideology.
Mario, I am sure there were Marxists who supported Liberation Theology but it is false to equate Liberation Theology with Marxism, a fallacy which gained currency with Reagan's myth that Central America was going communist. When one suffers with the firm boot of oppression on your head, any change in welcome (which explains but does not condone Castro's rise to power in the 1950's). Liberation Theology is NOT Marxist. It is NOT based on Marxist political thought and certainly not religious as Marx was atheist. Archbishop Oscar Romero, a poster child for the liberation movement (in my view), believed the peasants (poor) need to be liberated. They ate worse food than the rich farmers' dogs as he used to say. The movement was about human rights and alleviating poverty. I am sure it stepped on the toes of right-wingers who hid behind capitalism while oppressing the majority. Any attack on the right-wing then became an attack on capitalism, much like the shallow debate in America today (which btw is really right-wing oligopolies/monopolies hiding behind democracy and capitalism - they neither believe nor practice free market policies or support human rights for ALL). Regards, George
