Origin and Usage
The phrase "option for the poor" was used by Fr. Pedro Arrupe, Superior General of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1968 in a letter to the Jesuits of Latin America.
The principle was articulated by the Catholic Bishops of Latin America (CELAM) at the influential conferences in Medellin and Puebla, as well as by several popes, particularly Pope John Paul II.
Pope John Paul II's encyclical Centesimus Annus (1991) elaborates on the principle.
The Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church published by the Roman Curia summarizes the principle.
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