Episode 12: Diego Passadore on Latin America (November 12, 2025)

In this episode of "The Social Doctrine of the Church," Michael Vacca and Robert Fastiggi interview Diego Passadore on Catholic Social Doctrine from a Latin American perspective.How did Vatican II develop Catholic social doctrine? Was there some kind of pact made by some bishops at the council?What do you think is the Latin American perspective on Catholic social doctrine?What is your perspective on liberation theology?Do you think Pope Leo's Delixi Te reflects a Latin American perspective?How does the Virgin Mary relate to Catholic social doctrine? The English translations of the 4 Episcopal Latin America Conferences mentioned in the interview:Medellín https://archive.org/details/churchinpresentd0000unse/mode/2upPuebla https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780883443996/mode/2upSanto Domingo https://archive.org/details/newevangelizatio0000conf/mode/2upAparecida https://www.celam.org/aparecida/Ingles.pdf