A ‘mestizo’ of Hispanic and Quechua Indian descent, the Peruvian priest known as ‘the father of liberation theology’ also co-authored a book with Cardinal Gerhard Müller.
He joined the Dominicans to put a shield between him and a vengeful archbishop
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A ‘mestizo’ of Hispanic and Quechua Indian descent, the Peruvian priest known as ‘the father of liberation theology’ also co-authored a book with Cardinal Gerhard Müller.
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