The Brazilian Church

question 30

Multiple Choice

The Brazilian church

• A) supported government repression of unions and peasant leagues.
• B) played a leading role in the struggle for social justice under the dictatorship.
• C) denounced political activism by the clergy as contrary to church teaching.
• D) exhibited a sharp division, with a majority supporting the military government.

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