{"id":56390,"date":"2025-11-09T08:40:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T08:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=56390"},"modified":"2025-11-09T08:40:53","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T08:40:53","slug":"former-liberation-theology-leader-calls-on-latin-american-bishops-to-focus-on-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/former-liberation-theology-leader-calls-on-latin-american-bishops-to-focus-on-christ\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigo l\u00edder da teologia da liberta\u00e7\u00e3o apela aos bispos latino-americanos para que se foquem em Cristo"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Friar Clodovis Boff belongs to the Order of the Servants of Mary. \/ Credit: Lennoazevedo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jul 12, 2025 \/ 08:40 am (CNA). Friar Clodovis Boff has written an open letter to the bishops of the Latin American and Caribbean Bishops\u2019 Council (CELAM, by its Spanish acronym), who recently met in assembly, asking: \u201cWhat good news did I read there? Forgive my frankness: None. You, bishops of CELAM, always repeat the same\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friar Clodovis Boff belongs to the Order of the Servants of Mary. \/ Credit: Lennoazevedo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jul 12, 2025 \/ 08:40 am (CNA). Friar Clodovis Boff has written an open letter to the bishops of the Latin American and Caribbean Bishops\u2019 Council (CELAM, by its Spanish acronym), who recently met in assembly, asking: \u201cWhat good news did I read there? Forgive my frankness: None. You, bishops of CELAM, always repeat the same\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":68736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-56390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":105222,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/capuchin-bishops-reflect-on-dual-calling-as-friars-and-diocesan-shepherds\/","url_meta":{"origin":56390,"position":0},"title":"Capuchin bishops reflect on dual calling as friars and diocesan shepherds","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Setembro 14, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"How can a Capuchin friar remain faithful to his Franciscan vocation while serving as a diocesan bishop responsible for secular clergy and the lay faithful?That question was at the heart of an assembly of approximately 55 Capuchin bishops from around the world held Sept. 9\u201313 in Assisi, Italy, for prayer, study, and fraternal reflection.Set against the historic backdrop of the Jubilee of St. Francis and the approaching 500th anniversary of the Capuchin Reform, prelates serving in Africa, Asia, Latin America,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Capuchin bishops reflect on dual calling as friars and diocesan shepherds","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Capuchin-bishops-reflect-on-dual-calling-as-friars-and-diocesan-shepherds.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Capuchin-bishops-reflect-on-dual-calling-as-friars-and-diocesan-shepherds.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Capuchin-bishops-reflect-on-dual-calling-as-friars-and-diocesan-shepherds.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Capuchin-bishops-reflect-on-dual-calling-as-friars-and-diocesan-shepherds.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Capuchin-bishops-reflect-on-dual-calling-as-friars-and-diocesan-shepherds.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":79526,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/bishop-explains-how-our-lady-of-guadalupe-can-reach-postmodern-silicon-valley\/","url_meta":{"origin":56390,"position":1},"title":"Bishop explains how Our Lady of Guadalupe can reach postmodern Silicon Valley","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Mar\u00e7o 13, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"In a world marked by secularization and cultural fragmentation, Our Lady of Guadalupe remains a privileged path for proclaiming the Gospel, said Bishop \u00d3scar Cant\u00fa of San Jose, California, as he shared how a recent event dedicated to the Virgin Mary illuminates the mission of the Church in the heart of Silicon Valley.During the recent \u201cTheological and Pastoral Congress on the Guadalupe Event,\u201d held in Mexico, the prelate described his diocese as a former valley of fruit orchards now transformed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":21805,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/what-does-it-mean-that-almost-half-of-the-new-cardinals-will-be-from-religious-orders\/","url_meta":{"origin":56390,"position":2},"title":"What does it mean that almost half of the new cardinals will be from religious orders?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Dezembro 7, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Pope Francis meets with the College of Cardinals on July 1, 2024. \/ Credit: Vatican Media Rome Newsroom, Dec 6, 2024 \/ 16:15 pm (CNA). 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