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Summary: The Importance Of The Catholic Church To The Chicano Movement

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This article provided mentions the importance the Catholic Church is to the Chicano Community. It also provides the historical arrival of the Catholic Church to the Mexico and later to the Chicano Community. The article mentions the influence the Chicano Movement had in the community to opens its eyes to the Catholic Church’s injustice of leadership and hierarchy not to mention the monetary issues. Several important names are mentioned that were part of several movements against the Catholic Church. One of the important ones being Cesar Chavez and his explosion of the Catholic Church’s racism, economic neglect and spiritual warfare against the Chicano Community. The St. Basil Church protest that Oscar Zeta Acosta is involved is the main movement

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