▁of ▁reference ▁was ▁Juan ▁Carlos ▁Sc ann one , ▁a ▁fellow ▁Jes uit ▁who ▁had ▁developed ▁a ▁the ology ▁centered ▁on ▁the ▁" rel ig ious ▁dev otion ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁people ". ▁ ▁Histor ian ▁Roberto ▁Bos ca ▁at ▁the ▁Austral ▁University ▁in ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁says ▁that ▁Pope ▁Francis ▁supported ▁liber ation ▁the ology ' s ▁prefer ential ▁option ▁for ▁the ▁poor , ▁although ▁" in ▁a ▁non ide ological ▁fashion ". ▁Before ▁becoming ▁Pope , ▁Card inal ▁Berg og lio ▁described ▁liber ation ▁the ology ' s ▁prefer ential ▁option ▁for ▁the ▁poor ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁long ▁Christian ▁tradition ▁root ed ▁in ▁the ▁G osp els . ▁Berg og lio ' s ▁opposition ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁Mont on eros , ▁a ▁terror ist ▁group ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁European ▁Red ▁Brig ades ▁that ▁caused ▁nearly ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁death s . ▁Mont on eros ▁claimed ▁that ▁they ▁as cribed ▁to ▁liber ation ▁the ology , ▁and ▁sought ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁Church . ▁Bos ca ▁cons iders ▁that ▁Berg og lio ' s ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁liber ation ▁the ology ▁" was n ' t ▁opposition ▁to ▁liber ation ▁the ology ▁in ▁itself ▁or ▁the ▁option ▁for ▁the ▁poor ", ▁but ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁possible ▁official ▁Catholic ▁support ▁to ▁the ▁Mont on eros . ▁ ▁Despite ▁his ▁ca ution ▁about ▁elements ▁of ▁liber ation ▁the ology , ▁Francis ▁met ▁with ▁Gustav o ▁G uti ér rez , ▁who ▁is ▁usually ▁regarded ▁as ▁its ▁founder . ▁G uti ér rez