[Neighbor is] not he whom I find in my path, but rather he in whose path I place myself, he whom I approach and actively seek.

There are not two histories, one profane and one sacred, 'juxtaposed' or 'closely linked.' Rather there is only one human destiny.

In the Bible poverty is a scandalous condition inimical to human dignity and therefore contrary to the will of God.

Although 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.

The denunciation of injustice implies the rejection of the use of Christianity to legitimize the established order.

Reason has, especially today, many other manifestations than philosophical ones.

The God of Exodus is the God of history and of political liberation more than he is the God of nature.