Word: gustavo
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...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...
...Salvador seemed caught up in its internal affairs last week, Honduras and Nicaragua appeared preoccupied with foreign relations. In a veiled rebuke to the U.S., General Walter LÓpez Reyes, the commander of Honduras' armed forces, attacked the autocratic policies of his predecessor, General Gustavo Alvarez Martínez, who was ousted by the military in March. In a televised speech, LÓpez announced that the 37-member Armed Forces Superior Council was once again the final arbiter of all defense matters. Though Lopez did not criticize the U.S. directly, his talk served notice that Washington could...
...church had been more aggressive in attacking oppression. However, he firmly rejects the approach of liberation theologians who, he says, use Marxism to interpret the Bible in their own way and who believe they can adopt Marxism's techniques without its atheism. He accuses such writer-priests as Gustavo Gutierrez of Peru and Jon Sobrino of El Salvador of transforming spiritual concepts into political ones...
Much of the anxious talk in Tegucigalpa centers on one man: General Gustavo Alvarez Martínez, 45, the fervently anti-Communist commander in chief of the Honduran armed forces. When Roberto Suazo Córdova was sworn in last year as Honduras' first civilian President in a decade, Alvarez vowed that the army would be at the service of the state. But growing U.S. military involvement in Honduras may have weighted the delicate power balance in favor of Alvarez. Critics argue that Alvarez, who was scheduled to visit Washington this week, now plays such an important role...
...General Gustavo Alvarez Martínez, many Hondurans believe, wields more power than the country's President. Alvarez, 45, met with TIME to voice his views on the Central American crisis. Excerpts...