For theologian Juan Luis Segundo, the problem of analyzing the relationship between Christianity and violence in Latin America is it is often perceived to be easily solved. To genially understand the problem of violence in Latin America, Segundo rejects Christians supporting change but not revolution, and the state of the poor justifies whatever violence is done by or for them, which are often the easy route out of this controversial topic. Once these two solutions to the problem have been rejected, a deeper analysis can begin. The actual problem of violence is said to lie within its origins; this is applicable to explicitly noticeable violence, and also to violence that needs unmasking to be made aware of. While this itself is not exceedingly
