Have rumors of the demise of liberation theology been greatly exaggerated? There is a prevailing belief among scholars and other observers that the Latin American Catholic Church has withdrawn from the preferential option for the poor, which had encouraged a combination of faith and activism for social justice. This article challenges that belief by means of qualitative data gathered during 8 months in Brazil that provide evidence of close connections between the Pastoral of the Street, a church program that mobilizes homeless people, and the National Movement of the Street Population (MNPR). The principal data came from 42 interviews with homeless or formerly homeless people, movement leaders, and religious sisters and lay workers in the pastoral program. Participant observation and documentary research supplemented the interviews. The findings demonstrate that the Pastoral of the Street helped to create the MNPR and continues to provide it with material and ideological support.

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仍然选择穷人：巴西天主教堂和全国街头流浪者

关于解放神学消亡的传言是否被大大夸大了？学者和其他观察家普遍认为，拉丁美洲天主教会已放弃了对穷人的优惠选择，而后者为社会正义鼓励了信仰和行动主义的结合。本文通过在巴西进行的为期8个月的定性数据挑战了这一信念，这些数据提供了街头牧师，动员无家可归者的教会计划与全国街头人口运动（MNPR）之间的紧密联系的证据。主要数据来自对牧民计划中42名无家可归者或以前无家可归者，运动领袖以及宗教姐妹和非专业工人的采访。参与观察和文献研究补充了访谈。