Brazilian Military Bishop Opposes PC Non-Sense

Indigenous people wait to receive the Sinovac’s CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine in the village of Itacoatiara, Brazil, Feb. 13, 2021. The Brazilian bishops’ conference has come under fire from some of its more conservative members since it announced this year’s Fraternity Campaign, which defends Indigenous peoples, criticizes the high rates of femicide and speaks up against LGBTQ violence and homophobia. (CNS photo/Bruno Kelly, Reuters)

By Lise Alves, Catholic News Service

SAO PAULO — The Brazilian bishops’ conference has come under fire from some of its more conservative members since it announced this year’s Fraternity Campaign, which defends Indigenous peoples, criticizes the high rates of femicide and speaks up against LGBTQ violence and homophobia.

Archbishop Fernando Guimarães of Brazil’s Military Archdiocese has instructed chaplains working with Brazil’s armed forces to refuse to participate in the 2021 campaign. In a public letter sent to Bishop Walmor Oliveira de Azevedo, president of the bishops’ conference, the archbishop said “evangelization of the faithful … at any time and even more so in a special time such as Catholic Lent, is not a place for dialogue on controversial topics and contrary to the authentic doctrine of our church.”

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