Supporter groups President Jair Bolsonaro (no party) attended the weight during the mass celebrated this Sunday, 18, at Coming of Peace, in the area of ​​Aldeota. The celebration, which began at 8 a.m., comes after local parish priest Lino Allegri was harassed by a group of believers for criticizing the head of the national executive and for remembering more than 500,000 Covid-19 deaths in Brazil. …

All morning two Military Police Cars were in front of the church. During interrogation, police denied that this security scheme was linked to the recent riots. The report also recorded a moment when a woman driving a car stopped briefly in front of the prime minister’s cars and demanded the arrest of “the communists who were in the church.”

Inside the temple, some of those present were wearing shirts with the inscription “Bolsonaro 17”. Others, more reserved, wore the Brazilian team jerseys in the colors of the Brazilian flag. A recent episode with the arrival has attracted attention Colonel Ricardo Bezerra, critic Lino Allegri. According to him, the vicar became a “proselytizing priest.”

“This is a matter of the doctrine of the oppressed, none of this should be practiced here. He continues to be disrespectful to the official authorities of the nation. The priest sins this. He will lose many believers if he continues this line, ”he said. military. The authors of the report tried to contact other members who were critical of the parish priest, but most of them denied contact.

According to information from social media, Ricardo attended the Preparatory School for Army Cadets in São Paulo and studied at the Military Academy of Agulhas Negras (AMAN). He even worked with the 23rd Hunter Battalion in Bairro de Fatima, in Fortaleza. A follower of Bolsonaro, he presents himself as a staunch opponent of Allegri.

In a publication released this Sunday morning, the military expresses his opposition to “political proselytism in our churches” and calls for “reasonably progressive clergy and liberation theology.” He also calls the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) “nonessential.”

Due to unrest in the parish, there were no celebrations under the direction of Father Lino Allegri. Having made a decision, Father Francisco Sales de Sousa led the Mass. According to Mario Fonseca, the parish coordinator, the vicar was suspended from office this Sunday 18th by decision of the auxiliary archbishop of the House of Valdemir Vicente. However, he claims that Lino remains the official parish priest. The information was confirmed by the Archdiocese of Fortaleza. The institution said it had a series of meetings with priests and church representatives.

Lino’s advocate, a parish representative, responded to the intimidation of the parish priest. “He used his priestly word to condemn the necropolis. It is difficult for people to understand this, and they think that this is a political platform. This is not just a charismatic church that wants to buy a lot in heaven and doesn’t care about suffering people here on earth. They are outraged by the lack of understanding of the model of the liberation church, which they call communism, ”he criticized.

At 56 years of priesthood, an Italian priest must apply for admission to the State Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (PPDDH). On Thursday 15th, the priest held a virtual meeting with members of the Public Defender’s Office and the Ministry of State of Ceara (MPCE). The decision stems from a series of threats and cyberattacks that took place in the Coming of Peace.

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The parish priest is an advocate of Liberation Theology, a movement considered impartial that embraces several lines of thought that interpret the teachings of Jesus Christ as a deliverer from unjust social, political, and economic conditions. The religious aspect gained strength in the Catholic Church in the 1960s, soon conquering Latin America. However, the movement faces historical opponents who are criticized and accused of distorting the divine path and adopting Marxism as an ideological basis.