The Catholic Church's Response To Liberation Theology

Question 1

Liberation theologians may’ve felt that adopting Marx’s theories was the only immediate and effective response to the desperate situation in Latin America, but:

• It’s dangerous to take parts of Marx’s ? and use them in theology because Marxism contains intolerant aspects.
• It’s a perversion of the Christian message for the ? to become a celebration of power struggle.
• There’s a danger that violent revolution will take precedence over ?
• Christian liberation should be primarily understood as spiritual liberation from sin.
• Only God can remove the suffering that human beings experience.

Answer 1

Theories.
Eucharist.
Evangelism.

Question 2

Ratzinger argued that the ? ? will continue to struggle for the poor, but using its own means and in its own way.

Answer 2

Catholic Church.

Question 3

Christian theology can’t adopt a ? analysis without changing from a Christian world view to a Marxist world view because ? is inherently unchristian.

Answer 3

Marxist.

Marxism.

Question 4

Bonaventure Kloppenburg argued that liberation theology emphasises practical opposition to oppression above the message of the ?, thereby equating theology with political action and sidelining the spiritual ? of Christianity, emphasising structural sin over ? sin.

Answer 4

Gospel.
Messages.
Personal.

Question 5

It places too much emphasis on people being able to deliver ? and ?, whereas the Kingdom of God is brought by God’s intervention and ? is a gift from God.

Answer 5

Liberation.
Salvation.
Salvation.

Question 6

In starting from action it can’t determine which ? might be right and wrong.

Answer 6

Actions.

Question 7

Richard McBrien adds that liberation theology seems to focus exclusively on biblical themes at the ? of others, and it’s more interested in ? Gospel than ? Gospel, defining oppression in economic terms.

Answer 7

Expense.
Luke’s.
John’s.

Question 8

Although liberation theology was formally viewed with suspicion by the Catholic Church, the election of the first ? ? pope may indicate a change.

Answer 8

Latin American.

Question 9

While ? ? is said to have been critical of ? liberation theology in the past, he criticised ? and named Oscar Romero as a ?

Answer 9

Pope Francis.
Marxist.
Capitalism.
Martyr.