Christendom is not primarily a mental construct. It is above all a fact, indeed the longest historical experience … - Gustavo Gutiérrez

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When one group rules another, the relationship between the two is political. When such an arrangement is carried out over a long period of time it develops an ideology (feudalism, racism, etc. ). All historical civilizations are patriarchies: their ideology is male supremacy.

Gustavo Gutiérrez

Christendom is not primarily a mental construct. It is above all a fact, indeed the longest historical experience the Church has had. Hence the deep impact it has made on its life and thought.

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Through the persons who explicitly accept his Word, the Lord reveals the world to itself.

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Reason has, especially today, many other manifestations than philosophical ones.

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As we progress, various shades of meaning and deeper levels of understanding will complement this initial effort.

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The imbalance between developed and underdeveloped countries - caused by the relationships of dependence - becomes more acute if the cultural point of view is taken into consideration.

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But the poor person does not exist as an inescapable fact of destiny. His or her existence is not politically neutral, and it is not ethically innocent. The poor are a by-product of the system in which we live and for which we are responsible. They are marginalized by our social and cultural world. They are the oppressed, exploited proletariat, robbed of the fruit of their labor and despoiled of their humanity. Hence the poverty of the poor is not a call to generous relief action, but a demand that we go and build a different social order.

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