@HeerJeet One quibble with your excellent piece. Don't know that it's fair to say Romero preached "liberation theology."
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Replying to @pastordan
@HeerJeet He certainly preached a gospel of liberation, but he wasn't of the same cut as Gustavo Gutierrez or Paolo Freire.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@HeerJeet In fact, he specifically disavowed being part of the "Communist" liberation theology.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @pastordan
@pastordan Well, fair enough but I think liberation theology is a wide church, so to speak. And Romero was certainly killed for his beliefs3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet@pastordan Romero came from a conservative background, and was still considered conservative when named archbishop in 1977.3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @HealeyParera
@HealeyParera@HeerJeet That's why he could be named archbishop, no? Wasn't seen as a threat.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@pastordan@HeerJeet exactly. He was even close to (then weak) Opus Dei figures, apparently.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@pastordan@HeerJeet and Opus Dei would later be faithful soldiers of Pope John Paul II in suppression of liberation theology.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@HealeyParera @pastordan Yeah, Romero spent time with Opus Dei right before he was killed.
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