“I think all the politicians in Brazil use God. They always present themselves as the defenders of God. This is because power searches for its legitimation starting from God, religious legitimation. (Carlos Mesers, p. 123)”
“I think all the politicians in Brazil use God. They always present themselves as the defenders of God. This is because power searches for its legitimation starting from God, religious legitimation. (Carlos Mesers, p. 123)”
Mev Puleo
“...the church lives in a regime of ecclesial authoritarian security and the military elites live in a regime of national authoritarian security. These structures produce the same kind of authoritarian people, with a super defensive stance in their strategies and argumentation. This is why they understand each other! (Leonardo Boff, p. 178)”
Mev Puleo, The Struggle Is One: Voices and Visions of Liberation“I believe that theology is facing the abyss.I must face the abyss, the abyss of existence, the abyss of mystery. (Rubem Alves, p. 189)”
Mev Puleo, The Struggle Is One: Voices and Visions of Liberation“Truly, I've learned more theology living in poor neighborhoods than in classrooms. At times I wonder if the questions of traditional theology have any meaning for the poor. And "the poor" here mean eighty percent of the population! (Ivone Gebara, p. 209)”
Mev Puleo, The Struggle Is One: Voices and Visions of Liberation“Theology alone doesn't convine anyone.Only those words which are pregnant with action, theology that is born of suffering, of struggles, of the poor--this theology is a testimony. This theology leads to conversion. (Leonardo Boff, p. 169)”
Mev Puleo, The Struggle Is One: Voices and Visions of Liberation“...the oppressor is truly repressed. Their poverty is existential, often surrounded by an abundance of material goods. (Leonardo Boff, p. 179)”
Mev Puleo, The Struggle Is One: Voices and Visions of Liberation“Certainly, the wealth of the rich is a consequence of the poverty of the poor. (Lori Altmann, p. 85)”
Mev Puleo, The Struggle Is One: Voices and Visions of Liberation“Jesus revealed a face of God that bothered society profoundly! (Carlos Mesters, p. 122)”
Mev Puleo, The Struggle Is One: Voices and Visions of Liberation“First, people should open their eyes to see structural sin, which is the very existence of a First and Third World. As long as there's a First World, there won't be peace because there won't be justice or sharing. (Pedro Casaldaliga, p. 243)”
Mev Puleo, The Struggle Is One: Voices and Visions of Liberation“I think both Protestants and Catholics have killed the woman for the sake of the mother. (Rubem Alves, p. 201)”
Mev Puleo, The Struggle Is One: Voices and Visions of Liberation“I think all the politicians in Brazil use God. They always present themselves as the defenders of God. This is because power searches for its legitimation starting from God, religious legitimation. (Carlos Mesers, p. 123)”
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