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How Marxists should approach the critique of Martin Heidegger

Many years ago, in the previous century, an old controversy in the Latin Church was resuscitated, that of Christian poverty. Anyone who pursues the history of the Latin Church and the papal empire will find periodic disputes over the meaning of such dicta as “the poor shall inherit the Earth” or innumerable other citations attributed

A new study suggested that the Catholic digital space in Brazil is increasingly being dominated by voices often in open conflict with the bishops and official ecclesiastical structures.

After the publication of "Laudato Si'," rumors circulated that Pope Francis had personally asked Leonardo Boff for his input on the writing of the encyclical. It marked an ironic turn in the theologian's long career.

In one corner is Pope Francis, who insists on a merciful Catholic church open to everyone, a “field hospital” ready to bind up the wounds of a suffering humanity. On the other side is a small but well-funded minority who have set themselves against the pontiff and his reforms. A showdown between the two is underway.