Free Betto

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Free Betto

Free Betto O.P. ("Brother Betto"; real name Carlos Alberto Libânio Christo ; born August 25, 1944 in Belo Horizonte ) is a Dominican and one of the most important liberation theologians in Latin America.

Frei Betto was involved in Catholic social work at a young age and was considered a militant fighter against the military dictatorship established in 1964. In the early 1970s he spent two years in prison as a political prisoner. After his release he acted u. a. as a liaison between the Cuban government under Fidel Castro and the Catholic Church.

He knows the future Brazilian President Lula da Silva from the popular movement against the military dictatorship . When Lula was arrested by the police in April 1980, Frei Betto lived in the same house as Lula. This made him a government advisor in 2003; Frei Betto was responsible for the government's anti-hunger program ( Fome Zero ).

In 2004 he announced his resignation after a conflict with the Minister for Social Development, Patrus Antanias, and because the hunger fight program lacked the financial means.

In 2013, Frei Betto was recognized by UNESCO for his commitment to human rights and social justice. In 2015 he received an honorary doctorate in philosophy from the University of Havana .

theology

An ARD journalist asked Frei Betto in 2013 if it wasn't frustrating to be reprimanded by the Vatican for decades. Betto said this was normal and: "Jesus and all the prophets suffered. We tolerated this with a lot of calm and faith. We have never provoked ruptures within the church. All divisions, heresies and ruptures since the 20th century have been made by the Caused by the conservatives and traditionalists. "

Publications

  • L 'Église des prisons. Lettres de Betto. Paris 1972.
  • Brazilian passion. Father Betto's letters from prison. Munich 1973.
  • Night talks with Fidel. Autobiographical, Cuba, socialism, Christianity, theology of liberation. Freiburg i. Ue. 1986.
  • School called life. Liberation theology in concrete terms. Munich 1986.
  • Sign of contradiction. Discussions about politics, religion, religious life, popular movements, youth in Latin America. Freiburg i. Ue. 1989.
  • (with Leonardo Boff ), Mysticism of the Street. Düsseldorf 1995.

Web links

Commons : Free Betto  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Erhard Stackl: How Brazil brings hunger to zero . In: DerStandard.at , December 13, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  2. ↑ Liberation theologian resigns from government office . In: DerStandard.at , December 13, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
  3. ↑ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/interview-betto100.html
  4. ↑ Entregan Categoría Especial Dr. Honoris Causa en Filosofía a Frei Betto (+ video) , Cubadebate from October 12, 2015 (Spanish)
  5. ↑ https://www.tagesschau.de/ausland/interview-betto100.html
personal data
SURNAME Betto, free
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Christo, Carlos Alberto Libânio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Brazilian religious and liberation theologian
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Belo Horizonte