April 4, 2005

Brazil and the Pope

As is to be expected, there was much sadness in Brazil this weekend over the death of the Pope. For me, the saddest part of this event is that a man who probably thought he soent his life serving God discovered that all his good works (and they were many, by human standards) were as "filthy rags".

I found a couple news articles this morning that have to do with Brazil and the Pope.

In Grief, Brazil Also Remembers Clashes with Pope

This article details the sometimes-rocky relationship between John Paul II and Brazil. Here is an example:

Under Pope John Paul's watch, the Brazilian church backed pro-democracy protests that helped end a 21-year military dictatorship in 1985 and has been one of the most outspoken and active forces in the modern-day fight against poverty.

But the pope was also instrumental in quashing the Marxist-tinged ''liberation theology'' of the 1970s and early 1980s that called on the church to defend the poor against repressive governments.

Be sure to read the rest of the article, it is very informative as to the influence of Romanism in Brazil.

Brazilian, Nigerian in List of Papabiles

This headline jumped out at me. What better way for the Roman church to boost it's flagging membership in the largest Catholic nation than by appealing to Brazilian nationalim? And what better way to do that than to appoint a Brazilian Pope? You can believe I will be keeping my eye on this one.

Posted by Andrew at April 4, 2005 12:05 PM

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