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May 10, 2015

Liberation theology’s founder basks in a belated rehabilitation under Pope Francis

Dominican Father Gustavo Gutierrez is pictured in 2007 on the campus of the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. Father Gutierrez, known as the father of liberation theology, had an informal meeting with Pope Francis Sept. 11 at the pontiff's residence, Domus Sanctae Martae.

NEW YORK - It used to be that just saying the words “liberation theology” around Catholics was enough to start a schism-level fight, or at least raise a red flag in Rome.

Published in International