Word: concilium
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...what is considered one of the strongest challenges to Vatican pronouncements in many years, a group of prominent Catholic theologians from Europe, Latin America and the U.S. defiantly championed the ideas and practices of the liberation movement. The response came from a group of prominent and liberal theologians called Concilium, among them the Revs. Hans Küng and Gustavo Gutierrez, a prime architect of Liberation theology. Said the statement: "As these movements are a sign of hope for the whole church, any premature intervention from higher authorities risks stifling the Spirit, which animates and guides local churches...
Members of Concilium accuse their critics of a narrow misreading of the ideas of liberation theology. Virgilio Elizondo, president of the Mexican-American Cultural Center in San Antonio says, to "label Liberation theology as one that follows Marxist analysis is to oversimplify the situation." Moreover, he claims that there has been an unfair emphasis on the alleged use of arms to effect social change...
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