RIP Gustavo Gutiérez Theologian of Liberation.

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Liberation Theology and the belief that the Church should stand with the poor not the rich has been very influential in Latin America, the Philippines, South Africa and Palestine, and beyond despite the attempts by the powerful including Ratzinger to supress it. Gutiérrez was the most famous proponent.

BBC News - Liberation theology icon and champion of the poor Gutiérrez dies

Gustavo Gutiérrez: Liberation theology icon dies

Gustavo Gutiérrez founded liberation theology, both revered and reviled in the Catholic Church.

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Here's a link to his best known book