Pope warns on 'deceitful' aspects of liberation theology

Rome (ENI). An exhortation by Pope Benedict XVI to Brazilian bishops to reject "certain deceitful principles" of liberation theology has been condemned by a movement campaigning for reforms in the Roman Catholic Church. Meeting a group of Brazilian bishops on 4 December at the Vatican, the Pope recalled a 1984 document on liberation theology issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. As Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, he headed this body responsible for ensuring doctrinal orthodoxy. [348 words, ENI-09-0969]