Abstract

MARIN, Richard. GOD AGAINST CAESAR OR THE METAMORPHOSES OF BRAZILIAN CATHOLICISM UNDER THE MILITARY REGIME (1964-1985. hist.crit. [online]. 2002, n.24, pp.49-64. ISSN 0121-1617.

Over the past three decades, the Brazilian Catholic Church and, in particular, its Episcopal Conference (CNBB) has had a spectacular evolution. Three phases can be easily identified during this period. Until the mid-1950s, conservative paralysis prevailed. Later, up to 1964, there was a determination to achieve social reform in rural areas. Finally, after a brief phase of approval of the "Redeeming Revolution" directed by the military, the Catholic Church became one of the major actors of democratic combat in 1964. This article seeks to analyze these successive phases.

Keywords : Brazil; catholicism; líberation theology.

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