Liberation Theology

The Night I Met Jürgen Moltmann

Moltmann's theology was tied to immanence, and thus each and every one of his contributions marked a wrong turn, a deviation from orthodoxy, and a dead end. Continue Reading »

13 Jun 2024

Benedict Lives

by Matthew Schmitz

Benedict XVI believed that his work was done. Three days after announcing his resignation, he gave a speech on the struggle that had defined his pontificate. It concerned the interpretation of the Second Vatican Council, in which he had taken an important part. On one side stood the “true . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Mar 2023

LETTERS FROM THE SYNOD-2019: #9

Edited by Xavier Rynne II

Synod-2019 cast in sharp relief the grave doctrinal and theological issues facing the Church. Continue Reading »

28 Oct 2019

The Errors of Liberation Theology

by William Doino Jr.

When Evo Morales, the President of Bolivia, recently presented the Pope with a now infamous “Communist Crucifix”—sculpted in the form of a Soviet-style hammer and sickle—it marked a low point in Bolivian diplomacy. To offer such a “gift” to the Pope was not only exploitive, but a profound insult to the millions of Christians murdered by Communists. It was also a reminder of how Marxism has infected, and often poisoned, Latin American Christianity through aberrant forms of liberation theology. Continue Reading »

27 Jul 2015

How Hugo Chávez Became the New Christ

by Lisa Carroll-Davis

As far back as the 1960s, the Marxist Sandinistas in Nicaragua began infusing their speeches and writings with religious terms, likening their namesake, Augusto Sandino, to Christ. Sergio Ramirez, a commandant in the Sandinista ruling junta in the 1980s, claimed that upon Sandino’s assassination in 1932 Sandino’s father exclaimed “those who become redeemers die crucified” and attested that the soldiers cast lots for his clothes. Even such bald attempts to claim Christ’s mantle appear nuanced in comparison to the massive campaign now underway in Venezuela, led by Nicolás Maduro, to proclaim his predecessor Hugo Chávez as Christ himself. Continue Reading »

8 Jul 2014

The (Mis)Guided Dream of Graham Greene

by Robert Royal

Graham Greene was a great novelist of a special kind. Unlike many literary practitioners in this century, he did not experiment with language, subvert traditional narrative, or choose exotic subjects. He simply used the powerful imagination that led him to speak of his work as a “guided dream.” . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 1999