The Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Adolfo Nicolas, S.J., in an interview with El Periodico, a Spanish newspaper, said that liberation theology, which has been under scrutiny in the Vatican in the last several decades, is a “courageous and creative response to an unbearable situation of injustice in Latin America.”  Here’s a report about the interview in English.

The question and the answer, in Spanish:

“¿La teología de la liberación sigue teniendo sentido dentro del trabajo que realizan los jesuitas en favor de los excluidos?
-Es una respuesta valiente y creativa a una situación de injusticia insufrible en Latinoamérica. Como toda teología necesita años para madurar. Es una lástima que no se le haya dado un voto de confianza y que muy pronto se le cortaran las alas antes de que aprendiera a volar. Hay que darle tiempo.”

“It is a courageous and creative response to an unbearable situation of injustice in Latin America. As with any theology, it needs years to mature. It’s a shame that it has not been given a vote of confidence and that soon its wings will be cut before it learns to fly. It needs more time.”

James Martin, SJ

The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.