Human history is in truth nothing but the history of the slow, uncertain, and surprising fulfillment of the Promise.
Gustavo GutiérrezAlthough until recently the Church was closely linked to the established order, it is beginning to take a different attitude regarding the exploitation, oppression, and alienation which prevails in Latin America. This has caused concern among the beneficiaries and defenders of capitalist society, who no longer can depend on what used to be - whether consciously or unconsciously - one of their mainstays.
Gustavo GutiérrezIf there is no friendship with them [the poor] and no sharing of the life of the poor, then there is no authentic commitment to liberation, because love exists only among equals.
Gustavo GutiérrezThe God of Exodus is the God of history and of political liberation more than he is the God of nature.
Gustavo Gutiérrez