Feb 25, 2021 contributor
The famous Christ the Redeemer statue is seen atop Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro July 6, 2019. (Credit: Henry Romero/Reuters via CNS.)
Traditionalist Catholics in Brazil are complaining about a Lenten campaign which mentions the “politics of violence” aimed at the South American country’s LGBT community.
SÃO PAULO – Traditionalist Catholics in Brazil are complaining about a Lenten campaign which mentions the “politics of violence” aimed at the South American country’s LGBT community.
The annual Fraternity Campaign is organized by the Catholic bishops’ conference, but every five years is also promoted by the National Council of Christian Churches (CONIC), an ecumenical group including mainline groups such as the Lutheran, Anglican, Presbyterian, Baptist, and Syrian Orthodox churches.