History Quote by Gustavo Gutiérrez

“The unqualified affirmation of the univeral will of salvation has radically changed the way of conceiving the mission of the Church in the world.…

— Gustavo Gutierrez

But the poor person does not exist as an inescapable fact of destiny. His or her existence is not politically neutral, and it is…

— Gustavo Gutiérrez

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

— Gustavo Gutiérrez

Liberation from every form of exploitation, the possibility of a more human and dignified life, the creation of a new humankind - all pass…

— Gustavo Gutiérrez

The future of history belongs to the poor and exploited.

— Gustavo Gutiérrez

The poverty of the poor is not a call to generous relief action, but a demand that we go and build a different social…

— Gustavo Gutiérrez

If I define my neighbor as the one I must go out to look for, on the highways and byways, in the factories and…

— Gustavo Gutiérrez

“An essential clue to the understanding of poverty in liberation theology is the distinction, made in the Medellín document "Poverty of the Church," between…

— Gustavo Gutiérrez

If there is no friendship with them [the poor] and no sharing of the life of the poor, then there is no authentic commitment…

— Gustavo Gutiérrez

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

— Gustavo Gutiérrez

We take it for granted that Jesus was not interested in political life: his mission was purely religious. Indeed we have witnessed . .…

— Gustavo Gutiérrez

Theology is reflection, a critical attitude. The commitment of love, of service, comes first. Theology follows; it is the second step.

— Gustavo Gutiérrez