“If
the Soviet bloc wasn't the mother of liberation theology, it was certainly a
sinister stepmother, enlisting Catholics in a geopolitical cause and inviting
them to sell their souls for funding and support.”
“Memos from the archives of the Soviet Union
and East Germany have also revealed clear Soviet-bloc support of liberation
theology – and rage at the opposition it encountered from John Paul II and
Joseph Ratzinger.”
“The memos undeniably
indicate a protective interest in liberation theology's success and lay out a
retaliatory campaign to do everything possible to undermine John Paul II's
Vatican for his opposition to the communist program – including liberation
theology.”
“Mendez Arceo has
participated in [several conferences] in which the Catholic bishops proposed
the Liberation Theology option for the poor. This new theology proposes a
merging of Christianity and Marxism-Leninism.”
“Whatever one may
believe about the specifics, it is undeniable that the Soviets saw liberation
theology as something politically useful to their cause – and that they
promoted and defended it as if it were their own.”
“Pacepa's statements
are important. So is the evidence of so many others regarding the Soviet
support for and manipulation of liberation theology. All of this is a reminder
of the dangers of religion subordinated to a godless, rights-trampling
ideology.”
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