From Latin American Problems to World Problems: Similarities in the Analysis of the Reality between the Texts of the Latin American Magisterium and the Pontifical Documents of Pope Francis

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Abstract

Catholic Social Teaching in Latin America - portrayed in the documents of the Conference of Latin American Episcopal Conferences (Río, Medellín, Puebla, Santo Domingo, and Aparecida) - seeks to provide pastoral orientations to the social problems of the subcontinent, analyzing reality from a concrete theological perspective: the perspective of the poor. This article analyzes how Latin American problems and the way to diagnose them also appear in the pontifical documents of Pope Francis, especially in Evangelii Gaudium and Laudato Si', applied to the world context. We conclude that the perspective of Latin American theology continues to be valid and relevant for the faithful throughout the world.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)384-407
Number of pages24
JournalHorizons
Volume49
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 01 Dec 2022

Keywords

  • Aparecida
  • Evangelii Gaudium
  • Latin American theology
  • Laudato Si'
  • Medellín
  • Puebla
  • analysis of reality
  • poor

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