Well, thanks, Jay, I appreciate the response and the link. The article certainly demonstrates a correlation between countries where liberation theology was active and Catholic converts to Pentecostalism. But causation? Hard to say.

My sympathies incline to Xavier Rynne's view of the matter. Liberation theology acknowledges realpolitik and the Christian imperative of releasing the poor from oppression. I find it close to the gospel. Pentecostalism not so much. The article describes Pentecostalism as "authentic spirituality." What is "authentic spirituality" and why would Catholicism not inspire it?