Alberto Methol Ferré was introduced by then Archbishop of Buenos Aires and later pope Jorge Mario Bergoglio. Bergoglio adhered to his idea of "libertine atheism". He died in Montevideo in 2009. According to one author, he was an influence in the thought of Pope Francis. Alberto Methol Ferré Alberto René Methol Ferré (Montevideo, 31 March 1929 – 15 November 2009) was a Uruguayan thinker, writer, journalist, teacher, historian and theologian. He has been described as one of Latin America's most fertile and original thinkers. Alberto Methol Ferré was born in Montevideo in 1929. He first studied in the Liceo Francés de Montevideo and
Jota Mario Valencia Jota Mario Valencia Jota Mario Valencia Yepes (born "Jorge Mario Valencia Yepes" in 1956) is a Colombian television presenter. He was born in Bogotá. He attended the Universidad de La Sabana in Bogotá and was one of the founders of the Colprensa news agency. He began in television in 1979, presenting the program "Valores Humanos" (Human Values) for Promec Televisión. In 1983, he began hosting Promec's "Noticiero Promec", which remained on the air for four years. He also was one of Caracol Televisión's most well-known personalities while that company was still a "programadora"; he hosted programs such as "Telesemana", "Cazadores