Liberation theology finds new welcome in Pope Francis' Vatican | Religion News Service
where he is expected to find a far warmer welcome than he would have from Popes John Paul or Benedict.
Not that I don't understand where Pope John Paul was coming from, thanks to reading "The Pontiff in Winter." Emotionally scarred by his experience with Communism, he was convinced that a strong, stable government under a ruthless, cruel, anti-human rights dictator was preferable to revolution by the people--so fearful was he of Communism.
Our own government kept a lot of evil dictators in power, too--Diem in Vietnam, the Shah of Iran, etc.
Pope Francis sees the whole picture--and how shameful it has been that tyrants have been supported by the US and the Vatican, however tacitly.
where he is expected to find a far warmer welcome than he would have from Popes John Paul or Benedict.
Not that I don't understand where Pope John Paul was coming from, thanks to reading "The Pontiff in Winter." Emotionally scarred by his experience with Communism, he was convinced that a strong, stable government under a ruthless, cruel, anti-human rights dictator was preferable to revolution by the people--so fearful was he of Communism.
Our own government kept a lot of evil dictators in power, too--Diem in Vietnam, the Shah of Iran, etc.
Pope Francis sees the whole picture--and how shameful it has been that tyrants have been supported by the US and the Vatican, however tacitly.