Paradoxes of the Pope

Published on April 9, 2005

09 April 2005 Ariel Dorfman on the pope and five minutes in Chile that define the paradox of the papacy. And the retired archbishop of Brazil on the pope’s divided heart — John Paul II, says the cardinal, wrote a letter to the Brazilian bishops declaring liberation theology necessary; seems to have censored or even altered the records […]

09 April 2005

Ariel Dorfman on the pope and five minutes in Chile that define the paradox of the papacy. And the retired archbishop of Brazil on the pope’s divided heart — John Paul II, says the cardinal, wrote a letter to the Brazilian bishops declaring liberation theology necessary; seems to have censored or even altered the records of the Synod of Bishops in Rome; and, when the Brazilian cardinal retired, refused to sign a letter condemning the Brazilian presented to him — as if it were written by his own hand — by the Roman Curia. More at Open Democracy, a fine new site.

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