El tesoro escondido de Aparecida: la espiritualidad popular.

Abstract

Aparecida represents the highest reaching point in the magisterial theology regarding popular piety. The article starts with an initial historical span starting with Medellin where popular piety is judged as something valuable and ending with Aparecida that considers the popular expresion of faith a truly christian sprituality. In the last part of the article the author shows the new aspects brought forth by the Vth Conference of Latin American Bishops in Aparecida and some newly presented questions that remain open.