Latin American Missionaries

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👋 I lived in South America for about seven months doing volunteer work with a group of religious brothers. Currently, I am trying to accomplish a year long trip to work in Honduras, Central America. I’m interested in discussing the joys and difficulties of my experiences in Bolivia and Peru and how to react to those Catholics who promote Liberation Theology especially in Latin America. :banghead:
 
You’ll probably have the best luck discussing that in the Apologetics Forum. Lots of people there who know tons of stuff. I would love to know about it, but I probably can’t help much since I’m pretty much a newbie. But believe me there are people here who are fabulous with apologetics and they will help with all kinds of questions. I would start a thread in there with that in the title and see what kind of responses you get.
 
Any former or current missionaries, here is the place to “Meet & Greet”!
 
Esclavo,

Although raised between Mexico and Italy, I was educated in a Jesuit University in the US and took 2 courses on Liberation Theology. I have never lived in a country where this was applied directly, but have read many books on the subject. In Mexico, it’s just not such an issue as they don’t feel the type of oppression they felt in Central America.

On some levels, LT is very Christian. But on other levels, I think people have musused Christian concepts to justify Marxism. Regardless, as a Traditional Catholic, I don’t feel very at home with it. The people who are into it are usually peasants and uneducated about their own faith. How you deal with them? On their level. Simple as that.
 
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Esclavo,

Although raised between Mexico and Italy, I was educated in a Jesuit University in the US and took 2 courses on Liberation Theology. I have never lived in a country where this was applied directly, but have read many books on the subject. In Mexico, it’s just not such an issue as they don’t feel the type of oppression they felt in Central America.

On some levels, LT is very Christian. But on other levels, I think people have musused Christian concepts to justify Marxism. Regardless, as a Traditional Catholic, I don’t feel very at home with it.
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I feel the same way as you.
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The people who are into it are usually peasants and uneducated about their own faith. How you deal with them? On their level. Simple as that.
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Thanks for the advice. I already tried that and failed miserably! It would have been easier had I not been the ONLY trad. Catholic in the whole bunch!
 
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I feel the same way as you.

Thanks for the advice. I already tried that and failed miserably! It would have been easier had I not been the ONLY trad. Catholic in the whole bunch!
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Well, you might just want to chalk that one up to group dynamics. Like I said, at the Jesuit University I went to the Spanish mission church attached to the University was “usurped” by the Jesuits. They put a hideous waterfall structure in the middle of it which they used as the altar. The chairs were moved to then face away from the high altar built by the Franciscans (with beautiful colonial era paintings and statues) to face this centre “altar”. And of course guitar strumming and mariachi songs were the music of choice. Why? Because they were trying to appeal to the Latinos of the campesino culture. They really didn’t have much tollerance for people who had Traditional leanings on the subject.

Not too fond of the Jesuits, personally.
 
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