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Liberation Theology and the KGB

Jay Richards | February 2, 2010

The presence of Marxism in liberation theology is well-known, at least to seminarians who are critical readers. Practically every seminarian reads Gustavo Gutierrez’s Theology of Liberation at some point, but most laypeople find it hard to believe that there could have been (and continues to be) a widespread attempt to hybridize Christian theology and Marxism.

Marxist regimes obviously benefitted from the spread of liberation theology in the churches. Still, I was not aware of any connections between liberation theology and communist clandestine organizations until now.

A new article by Robert D. Chapman in the International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence begins to connect some dots. In “The Church in Revolution,” Chapman, “a retired operations officer in the Clandestine Services Division of the Central Intelligence Agency,” argues that the KGB infiltrated the Russian Orthodox Church through Metropolitan Nikodim, the Russian Orthodoxy’s second-ranking prelate. Nikodim was a proponent of liberation theology. Nikodim was active in the otherwise-Protestant World Council of Churches. And the WCC, of course, became an actively left-wing organization during the last half of the 20th century.

Chapman also details the growth of liberation theology in Latin America—and the Vatican’s struggles with it—and the growth of black liberation theology in the United States. Prominent proponents of the latter include James Cone and Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

The arguments of liberation theologians should be challenged on their merits. The source of an argument, after all, doesn’t establish its truth or falsity. Still, it’s interesting to learn that liberation theology may have been, at least in part, a project of the KGB.

Unfortunately, this isn’t just history. Chapman concludes ominously:

"the Theology of Liberation doctrine is one of the most enduring and powerful to emerge from the KGB’s headquarters. The doctrine asks the poor and downtrodden to revolt and form a Communist government, not in the name of Marx or Lenin, but in continuing the work of Jesus Christ, a revolutionary who opposed economic and social discrimination.

A friend of mine, a head of Catholic social services in my area and formerly a priest, is a liberation theologian. He has made a number of humanitarian trips to Central America and told me, ‘‘liberation theology is alive and well.’’ The same can be said of its sibling in the United States [ie, Black Liberation Theology]."

http://www.aei-ideas.org/2010/02/liberation-theology-and-the-kgb/

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More on Liberation Theology and the Soviets
Catholic News Agency ^ | 5/15/2015 | Alejandro Bermúdez

Posted on 5/16/2015, 11:56:24 AM by observationdeck

If the Soviet bloc wasn't the mother of liberation theology, it was certainly a sinister stepmother, enlisting Catholics in a geopolitical cause and inviting them to sell their souls for funding and support.

Only the naïve can disregard the mountain of evidence connecting liberation theology with Soviet action in the region.

(Excerpt) Read more at catholicnewsagency.com ...

Liberation Theology and the KGB

Jay Richards | February 2, 2010

The presence of Marxism in liberation theology is well-known, at least to seminarians who are critical readers. Practically every seminarian reads Gustavo Gutierrez’s Theology of Liberation at some point, but most laypeople find it hard to believe that there could have been (and continues to be) a widespread attempt to hybridize Christian theology and Marxism.

Marxist regimes obviously benefitted from the spread of liberation theology in the churches. Still, I was not aware of any connections between liberation theology and communist clandestine organizations until now.

A new article by Robert D. Chapman in the International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence begins to connect some dots. In “The Church in Revolution,” Chapman, “a retired operations officer in the Clandestine Services Division of the Central Intelligence Agency,” argues that the KGB infiltrated the Russian Orthodox Church through Metropolitan Nikodim, the Russian Orthodoxy’s second-ranking prelate. Nikodim was a proponent of liberation theology. Nikodim was active in the otherwise-Protestant World Council of Churches. And the WCC, of course, became an actively left-wing organization during the last half of the 20th century.

Chapman also details the growth of liberation theology in Latin America—and the Vatican’s struggles with it—and the growth of black liberation theology in the United States. Prominent proponents of the latter include James Cone and Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

The arguments of liberation theologians should be challenged on their merits. The source of an argument, after all, doesn’t establish its truth or falsity. Still, it’s interesting to learn that liberation theology may have been, at least in part, a project of the KGB.

Unfortunately, this isn’t just history. Chapman concludes ominously:

"the Theology of Liberation doctrine is one of the most enduring and powerful to emerge from the KGB’s headquarters. The doctrine asks the poor and downtrodden to revolt and form a Communist government, not in the name of Marx or Lenin, but in continuing the work of Jesus Christ, a revolutionary who opposed economic and social discrimination.

A friend of mine, a head of Catholic social services in my area and formerly a priest, is a liberation theologian. He has made a number of humanitarian trips to Central America and told me, ‘‘liberation theology is alive and well.’’ The same can be said of its sibling in the United States [ie, Black Liberation Theology]."

http://www.aei-ideas.org/2010/02/liberation-theology-and-the-kgb/

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More on Liberation Theology and the Soviets
Catholic News Agency ^ | 5/15/2015 | Alejandro Bermúdez

Posted on 5/16/2015, 11:56:24 AM by observationdeck

If the Soviet bloc wasn't the mother of liberation theology, it was certainly a sinister stepmother, enlisting Catholics in a geopolitical cause and inviting them to sell their souls for funding and support.

Only the naïve can disregard the mountain of evidence connecting liberation theology with Soviet action in the region.

(Excerpt) Read more at catholicnewsagency.com ...

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Re: James Cone, founder of "Black Liberation Theology":

SEAN HANNITY: But Reverend Jeremiah Wright is not backing down and has not for years and in his strong stance on the teaching of black liberation theology is nothing new. He had the same things to say last spring when he appeared on "Hannity & Colmes:"

WRIGHT: If you're not going to talk about theology in context, if you're not going to talk about liberation theology that came out of the '60s, systematized black liberation theology that started with Jim Cone in 1968 and the writings of Cone and the writings of Dwight Hopkins and the writings of womynist theologians and Asian theologians and Hispanic theologians, then you can't talk about the black value system.

HANNITY: But I'm a — reverend

WRIGHT: Do you know liberation theology, sir?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,354158,00.html
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The Black church and Marxism: what do they have to say to each other
by Cone, James H. 1938- . Harrington, Michael 1928-1989

https://archive.org/details/TheBlackChurchAndMarxismWhatDoTheyHaveToSayToEachOther

[MrB]

Really? Can’t wait?
Even when it is IN THEIR MODELS that if the USA went back to a stone-age energy usage model we’d decrease the temperature rise by 2 hundredths of a degree?

[Gene Eric]

The MSM is orgasmic over this guy.

[austingirl]

Pope has lost all credibility- standing at the rainbow WH facing a sea of leftist perverts in the audience and saying nothing about gay agenda or abortion. Disgusting.

[Fitzy_888]

As the worlds largest NGO the Catholic Church is well positioned to profit from global warming and global governance.

As charities good, the Catholic Church is true awful.

(Twelve years of Catholic School here, I didn’t leave them, they left me.)

[justa-hairyape]

It is all about money and the coming global economic collapse. The Crony capitalists and crony socialists need one of the largest economic bubbles in history to save their stinky butts. And climate change is that perfume.

[PATRIOT1876]

It CAN wait.

This is the least infallible pope EVER.
He’s spreading lies and nonsense about the Globull Warming Scam.

The Climate Change Hoax can wait and will wait.
It should be snuffed in its cradle that resides in the insane asylum. Snatch it away from its mother's arms (Algore) and don't allow its nanny (The pope) to get anywhere near it.

Kill it with fire.

Asphyxiate it with the truth.

Stomp its ashes into the mud.

Vilify every evil bandit that tries to make people believe it.

“Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil”
~Isaiah 5:20

“They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.”
~Titus 1:16

“Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God?”
~Romans 2:3

“Having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.”
~2 Timothy 3:5

““Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves.”
~Matthew 7:15

“If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.”
~James 1:26

[goldstategop]

But freedom for the Cuban people can wait.

Et tu, Francis?

[PATRIOT1876]

The pope is slightly to the Left of Gloria Steinem.

I’m waiting for him to take his fellow traveler’s advice and make abortion a sacrament.

It would not surprise me a bit.

I wonder when he'll make membership in VHEMT a sacrament.

Perhaps this extreme enviro-pope would have us sign up to be fans of these luminaries:

“If I were reincarnated I would wish to be returned to earth as a killer virus to lower human population levels.”
Prince Phillip

“Childbearing should be a punishable crime against society, unless the parents hold a government license. All potential parents should be required to use contraceptive chemicals, the government issuing antidotes to citizens chosen for childbearing.”
David Brower, first Executive Director of the Sierra Club

“A total world population of 250-300 million people, a 95% decline from present levels, would be ideal.”
Ted Turner

If he pushes the Climate Change Lie and all the other Socialist/Communist Leftist lies, can this switch in Catholic doctrine be far behind?

[Biggirl]

Welcome to autumn, your holiness.

[Girlene]

He seems to be very naïve man. He might want to pray for wisdom.

[Lucky9teen]

pope Francis proving what a douche canoe he is.

[eartick]

STFU, get in your lil Popemobile and get back to the vatican with your refugee family (singular).

Go preach your BS science to the masses that want to listen to it.

You never mention what is important to your followers, God and the Holy Sacrament but stand with the Antichrist in DC as if you are comfortable. Flies buzzing your faces.

May God forgive you for letting the true believers down.

[BookmanTheJanitor]

Pope - sell this crap to China

[KC_Lion]

What Future Children?

They have been murdered and Sold for Parts at a Mafia Chop Shop!

[right way right]

From John 21:15-19 15 When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.” 16 Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.” 17 The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep. 18 Very truly I tell you, when you were younger you dressed yourself and went where you wanted; but when you are old you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will dress you and lead you where you do not want to go.” 19 Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. Then he said to him, “Follow me!”,

[Chauncey Uppercrust]

But the murder of God`s unborn Children can wait? I say the pope is a scum bag, there I said it

[Augie]

The pope should concern himself with making sure the priests aren’t buggering the choirboys and leave the climate change stuff to the real experts.

[EEGator]

South American Jesuit retard.