Talk:Leonardo Boff

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--Stockwell 06:26, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

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Contents 1 MARXIST 2 Interview translation 3 "The world is not made up of objects but of relationships" 4 copy editing

[edit] MARXIST

Boff's political activism was Marxist. This is why he was critized by Pope John Paul the II. He was in support of the Marxist fighters and he mixed Catholicism with Marxism. Dwain 23:08, Jun 26, 2005 (UTC)

That the Vatican viewed his writings as inappropriately incorporating concepts from Marx's writings does not mean that Boff was himself a Marxist. We do not write from the Vatican point of view, we write from the neutral point of view. RadicalSubversiv E 00:57, 27 Jun 2005 (UTC)

And in the need of neutrality it's important to mention the name "Inquisition"? The Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faithful hasn't had that name for nearly a century.--T. Anthony 13:41, 14 November 2005 (UTC)

There is no point of view when The Congregation is related with "Inquisition". This is a fact. --Patrick-br 14:20, 16 November 2005 (UTC)

It is not necessary to the article, so yes it is POV. There's no real reason to mention what's historically related to what in every case. If someone kills another person with a Volkswagen is it necessary to mention the car is "historically associated with Adolph Hitler." (A much closer and real connection BTW) Even if it's a Neo-Nazi doing action I think it'd only be relevant if the use of that brand was important to the person. Bringing up the Inquisition sets up a false image that confuses the reality. He uses it in his description, but when he's less annoyed he doesn't mention this connection on his website. Because even in his description of the event he got a lecture, was censured for a bit, and went home. There was no interrogation under hotlights or torture or anything. Essentially they had coffee and annoying conversation. Added to that the "Inquisition" could possibly confuse readers who don't know the difference between the Roman and Spanish Inquisitions. To summarize then, yes it ends up being POV. So a simple "Inquisition" line I will remove whenever I see. I haven't decided what I'll do if the more accurate "related to the Roman Inquisition" is used instead. Although I still think it'd be an unnecessary addition. Also I know this sounds harsh, but I did make sure to add that readers should check the CDF history for its associations. I might rewrite that to be stronger in tone.--T. Anthony 09:23, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

Now I'm feeling guilty. So I'll compromise.--T. Anthony 09:30, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

How can a person be a political activist and have no point of view? As an activist what does he do, what does he stand for? Anyway, I will insert his perceived Marxism under why the pope silenced him. Thanks for the clarification. Dwain 01:30, Jun 27, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Interview translation

I ask to someone to clean up a bit my translation from the interview in portuguese, were he seems to state the the September 11 attacks had positive effects. User:Mistico

I made a small attempt to bring the communita italiana quote to more natural English. Oswald Glinkmeyer 13:28, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "The world is not made up of objects but of relationships"

This quote is from Leonardo Boff. Could we put it on the page? I can't find the original article (it was on IPS) but I read it on [1] --217.113.7.96 12:38, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

Only if it can be integrated into the text of the article. If not, it should go on Wikiquote.--Rockero 15:30, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] copy editing

added description to the 'interview to the communita italiana' link. added a 'notes' section.Spoonriver 13:20, 20 June 2007 (UTC)