CONFERENCE OF THE

LATIN AMERICAN
EPISCOPATE
 CONFERENCE OF THE LATIN
AMERICAN EPISCOPATE

• AUGUST 26 to SEPTEMBER 1, 1968

• Under the pontificate of PABLO 6th
• 146 bishops, 20 religious representative, 6
priests diocesan, and 16 lay people.
• The conferrence will focus on “a man that
lives on a decisive moment of his conscious
historical process to know God is necessary.
MEDELLIN 1968
 Raises a universal church a
demanding proposal that is
summed up in the idea that the
ecclesial identity goes through
solidarity with the poor and
insignificant because in them we
find the path that leads to the
Lord.
 ISSUES ADDRESSED:

• values of JUSTICE, PEACE, EDUCATION and

FAMILY
• Need for EVANGELIZATION and MATURITY in
the faith of the people.
• Members of the church – that they need to
intensify their unity and pastoral actions
through structures visible adapted to the
new conditions of the continent.
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1.JUSTICE
Aims to denounce the misery and marginalization of large
groups. It is said that this is an injustice that cries out to the heavens.

the pastoral mission of the church must lead to people living

their faith with so much responsibility in their personal life and social.
The orientation of social change should promote that the
popular classes have receptive and active participation in the
construction of society.
- the difficulty for family to educate their children
- the young people who find difficulty in finding
improvement.
- intellectual inequality rights of women
- living conditions of the peasants.
- inability to market their products.
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2. THREE CONCEPTS OF CHRISTIAN PEACE
- Peace is only obtained through an order that
allows integral development and step to a more
humane conditions.
- peace is built and is a result of the mans
continues adaptation to new circumstances
- peace is a fruit of love and expression of a real
fraternity among men. Love is the weapon of the
justice. Social peace does not exist where
inequalities are found.
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2. FAMILY
- Illigitimate children
- cohabitation
- family deviation either by
divorce or abandonment of
homes
- bad distribution of food
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3. EDUCATION
-for the indigeneous people. So
that they can be the author of
their own progress.
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4. YOUTH
-for the indigeneous people. So
that they can be the author of
their own progress.
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5. PASTORAL ELITES (Professionals)

these are the sectors where
there should certainly be a need for
catechetical renewal.
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6. LITURGICAL GESTURES
-commitment of charity. An
effort always renewed
- celebration of the word.
 DOCTRINAL REFLECTION

To the Church belongs the duty

to educate the Christian
conscience, to inspire, stimulate
and help orient all of the
initiatives that contribute to the
formation of man