Tuesday, May 08, 2007

Pope's Brazil Visit Puts Social Justice in Spotlight


Giuseppe Cacace

Pope Benedict XVI, seen blessing parishioners in Vigevano, Italy, last month, is about to embark on a tour of Latin America. Getty Images
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Morning Edition, May 8, 2007

When Pope Benedict XVI arrives this week in Brazil, he will no doubt recall the stir he made in the world's largest Roman Catholic country two decades ago.

Then, as Cardinal Ratzinger, the Defender of the Doctrine of the Faith, he clashed with Brazil's leading liberation theologian, Leonardo Boff. Ratzinger warned that his teachings conflated Christ's mission with Marxism, which drained Jesus of his divinity and unique role as the Son of God.
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