I was first exposed to Liberation Theology when I lived in NM back in the 1970’s. I saw the surrogates of the Sandanista’s visiting in NM, stirring up the leftist pot. I also met and listened later to members of the Contra Forces in Nicaragua.
It was an education.
When I saw that Obama’s preacher was a Black Liberation Theology proponent, the Klaxon alarms sounded in my head.
Liberation Theology is Marxism in a very thin religious wrapper.
Jesuit priests like the current Pope have that history.
I am not Catholic, but I do have family members who are. I’ve had very close Catholic friends and fellow employees. We had many discussions of this over the years. There are multiple elements of the Catholic Church. Liberation Theology was not acceptable to previous Popes.
Flame wars are nonsense. I refused to enter them here. We have enough real enemies to fight to waste time in arguments about positions we don’t agree on. FR is an great community.
This Catholic thanks you for your thoughtful post. Satan rejoices when Christians are divided amongst themselves.