THE FOREIGN POLICY OF THE HOLY SEE AND ITS ROLE IN THE RESURRECTION OF LATIN AMERICAN LIBERATION THEOLOGY: ONWARD THE PONTIFICATE OF POPE FRANCIS

Abstract

The theme of this study is the foreign policy of the Holy See from the second half of the 20th century until the beginning of the third decade of the present. With the approach of the behavior of each papal administration of the period and the political and spiritual conduct, especially the Liberation Theology movement in Latin America (TdL). The predominant methodology was qualitative, descriptive and narrative research of literature, bibliographic review and current norms, such as the digital documentation provided by the Vatican. The objective is to analyze whether there was differentiated treatment of each pope to The TdL, in particular, the first Latin American pope with a profile focused on social issues, answering the question: has Pope Francis been striving for the resumption of the dissemination of the TdL discourse after conservative papacy of John Paul II and Benedict XVI? As a result there was encouragement to the movement by Popes John XXIII and Paul VI and then the dissipation by the administrations of John Paul II and Benedict XVI and resumed with the enthronement of Francis, a Supreme Pontiff originally from the region, it becomes interesting to assess whether he is able to change the diplomacy of the Holy See and resume the congregation of fundamental human rights that need to be defended for all,  to an indispensable benefit for those without a voice before a power constituted, unfavorable to the demands of social justice.