“ Certainly, the wealth of the rich is a consequence of the poverty of the poor. (Lori Altmann, p. 85) ”
The core of liberation theology is profoundly theologal - that is, rooted in the very nature of God. You see, there's an immediate relationship between God, oppression, liberation: God is in the poor who cry out. And God is the one who listens to the cry and liberates, so that the poor no longer need to cry out. ( Leonardo Boff, p. 166)
~ Mev Puleo
I don't tolerate politics that come from anger. I want a politics derived from beauty... I don't admire politicians, but poets. (Rubem Alves, p. 189)
I think all the politicians in Brazil use God. They always present themselves as the defenders of God. This is because power searches for its legitimation starting from God, religious legitimation. (Carlos Mesers, p. 123)
I think both Protestants and Catholics have killed the woman for the sake of the mother. (Rubem Alves, p. 201)