Word: medellin
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Medellin, Colombia
Most of the radical clergy are probably not doctrinaire on the question of violence. As is stated in a radical position paper presented at the Second General Conference of Latin American Bishops (CELAM) in Medellin, Colombia, "The form of the social revolution varies greatly. There is not just one method.... Everything depends on the objective conditions and the desires of the people. There are peaceful methods and there are violent methods." (P. Comblin, "La Iglessia y el Tercer Mundo," La Nacion, Aug. 9. 1970, p. 8. From this summary, the document appears to be a Marxist analysis, even examining...