Mary and human liberation

About this book

In 1990, theologian and social activist Fr Tissa Balasuriya OMI published his controversial essay Mary and Human Liberation. In January 1997 he was excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church for his refusal to recant the alleged errors in his book, or to sign the profession of faith prepared for him by the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. The excommunication has caused a storm of controversy in Christian and secular circles, mainly because of the lack of due canonical process, or public debate about the theological issues raised. In this book, at last, that debate takes place. Here, for the first time outside Sri Lanka, is the full text of Mary and Human Liberation itself. Here are the major documents that make up the so-called Balasuriya File.