Liberation Theology

• There is an “authentic response for the preferential option for the poor” so Christians “should not remain neutral in the face of tragic and pressing problems of injustice” - Juan Segundo 
• “Working to change people’s lives for the better should come before concerns about church doctrines and the teachings of the church” - Gustavo Gutierrez 
• “The church must be a voice against alienation and exploitation – orthopraxy must come before orthodoxy” - Gustavo Gutierrez 
• “To not get involved in politics is helping to keep things as they are” - Gustavo Gutierrez 
• “To reject the class struggle is to legitimise the existing system and work as part of it. The current system embraces structural inequality and this creates structural sin which is seen most clearly in the injustices suffered by the poor and the oppressed masses. The acceptance of the class struggle against the structures of sin is, arguably, Marx’s most important impact on liberation theology” - Gustavo Gutierrez 
• “Blessed are those who suffer persecution for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” - The Beatitudes 
• “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” - The Beatitudes 
• “Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the kingdom of heaven” - The Beatitudes 
• “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” - Matthew 5:3 
• “Truly I tell you whatever you did for the least of my brothers and sisters, you did for me” - Matthew 25:40 
• “It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven” - Matthew 19:24 
• “He has brought down rulers from their thrones and lifted the humble. He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the ruch away empty” - Luke 1:51-53 
• “When I give food to the poor they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food they call me a communist” - Dom Helder Camara 
• “Workers of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your chains” - Marx 
• “Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of the hopeless world, and the soul of the soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people” - Marx 
• "a poor church for the poor" - Pope Francis
• "all will be saved" - Matthew 23
• “Was Jesus the original Marxist?” - Boff 
• “Liberation theology starts from action and leads to action” - Boff 
• “God is knowable in the cry of the poor and the weak who seek justice” - Jose Miranda 
• “People worship capitalism” - Jose Miranda 
• “Poverty means death – we see God in life around us and the premature death and suffering” - Gutierrez 
• “Christians must be vigilant in their criticism of Marxism and must reject Marxism’s monolithic socialist system that denies God” - Leonardo Boff 
• “Poverty is contrary to the will of God” - Guttierez
• “People are used as an end by the Bourgeoisie” - Marx
• “Poverty continues to be the great challenge to Christians in our continent” - Gutierrez 
• “Capitalism that crushes their dignity underfoot” - Gutierrez