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Liberation theology
growth
parishioners forming faith based communities and meeting with clergy or nuns to discuss religious, social and political issues
priests and nuns working with the poor were much inspired by liberation theology, especially in brazil, chile, el salvador, guatemala and nicaragua
the conference of latin american bishops met puebla, mexico in 1979, the more conservative hierarchy insisted on community work without political involvement for the clergy
they pointed fingers at multinationals, which sought cheap resources from countries at great profit
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according to research by US catholic journalist Penny Lernoux, "between Medellín (1968) and Puebla (1979) an unprecedented 850 priests and nuns in Latin America were tortured, murdered, expelled or arrested. Commitment to liberation theology was proving dangerous"
the first area was el salvador, it split the salvadoran bishops and clergy into conservative and liberal camps
they were united in asking the government to promote agrarian reform as a way of improving standards of living
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Oscar Romero, denounced these excesses and demanded a stop to human rights abuses in el salvador by asking the international community to intervene, he was assissnated while officiating mass on March 24th 1980.
violence against the catholic clergy continued, with abductions, rapes, and killings
in guatemala there was the additional religious controversy fuelled by the influence of us-based protestant sects
one convert later became military dictator of guatemala, Montt was quick to label catholic priests and nuns as the enemy, and were to be treated accordingly
in brazil, priest Boff identified with liberation theology and became an important theologian, focusing on the poor and the church's commitment to the community
he also criticised the accumulation of wealth among the few, while many brazilians lived in poverty, struggling for social justice
his written work was censored by the Vatican, especially when he openly criticised the authoritarian governments and the catholic church hierarchy
his popularity among liberation theologians has grown and is a professor of philosophy, ethics and religion in Brazil
origins
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in 1968
the Conference of Latin American Bishops met in Medellìn, Colombia
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impact
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traditional oligarchies and power elites had to relinquish economic and political power and share it with the entire population
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