Yipee - more good news from the Pope Francis I Institute of Sensible Catholicism....
Sgr Boff - former Franciscan, priest etc. has written about the environment and apparently (although Wikip doesn't say much about this) on liberation theology - on two occasions he has been silenced by the Church (Ratzy being the main culprit). The second time, in 1992 when he was prevented from speaking at the Rio Environmental summit Boff huffed off, and became a lay academic theologian. Ergo he is, in my eyes, a good egg.
This morning I heard that Francis is planning a new encyclical on the environment and has called for Boff's books to read them in connection with the topic. I find that incredibly encouraging. On the same programme this morning, a man, whose name escapes me, was talking about F 1 - the man has written a book about him (journalistic quick and dirty no doubt, but interesting) and was talking about how F1 had been very very anti liberation theology and had denounced former professors of his for it - they were then dragged off and tortured by the Argentinian regime for 5 months. He has subsequently seen the error of his ways, through his work with the poor, and has actually come to understand the need for liberation theology... hurrah! I hope this is true and not just some journalistic over-simplification. What the author also said was that F1 was very stubborn, and had had to learn his humility, work at it and develop it - it was not innate, but something he'd prayed for and become. Very good. Calling L Boff back into the bosom of the church, or at least putting him on the Papal reading list, is another sign of him changing his mind, and that is very welcome to. To misquote Mae West "I like a guy who changes his mind...."
Sgr Boff - former Franciscan, priest etc. has written about the environment and apparently (although Wikip doesn't say much about this) on liberation theology - on two occasions he has been silenced by the Church (Ratzy being the main culprit). The second time, in 1992 when he was prevented from speaking at the Rio Environmental summit Boff huffed off, and became a lay academic theologian. Ergo he is, in my eyes, a good egg.
This morning I heard that Francis is planning a new encyclical on the environment and has called for Boff's books to read them in connection with the topic. I find that incredibly encouraging. On the same programme this morning, a man, whose name escapes me, was talking about F 1 - the man has written a book about him (journalistic quick and dirty no doubt, but interesting) and was talking about how F1 had been very very anti liberation theology and had denounced former professors of his for it - they were then dragged off and tortured by the Argentinian regime for 5 months. He has subsequently seen the error of his ways, through his work with the poor, and has actually come to understand the need for liberation theology... hurrah! I hope this is true and not just some journalistic over-simplification. What the author also said was that F1 was very stubborn, and had had to learn his humility, work at it and develop it - it was not innate, but something he'd prayed for and become. Very good. Calling L Boff back into the bosom of the church, or at least putting him on the Papal reading list, is another sign of him changing his mind, and that is very welcome to. To misquote Mae West "I like a guy who changes his mind...."