Liberals affirm their rights
Liberation theology is a predominantly Roman Catholic movement of theologians and activists who believe that it is the church's duty to work for human rights for the poor and oppressed. Some of its more extreme proponents endorse the concept of Christ as liberator and see their mission in terms of a Marxist class struggle.
Church officials, who for 20 years watched liberation theology spread from Latin America throughout the Third World, have grown increasingly uncomfortable with its aims and activities. Last March Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, the Vatican's top official in...
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