Monday, May 14, 2007

Pope denounces “authoritarian” regimes, upsets indigenous leaders

Pope Benedict XVI left Brazil yesterday after having spent five busy days there including overseeing masses and opening a Latin American bishops’ conference.

Aside from critiquing on abortion and the media, the Pope also criticized "authoritarian governments" in Latin America and the Caribbean that "do not correspond to the Christian vision of man and society." Though he did not name any particular government, Venezuelan Information Minister Willian Lara publicly denied that the Pope’s remarks were against the Chavez regime.

Not everyone was pleased with the Pope’s speech on Sunday; Brazilian indigenous leaders claimed to have been offended by "arrogant and disrespectful" remarks made by the pontiff on the alleged superiority of Catholicism over native spiritual beliefs.

Links- Monsters & Critics, The Latin Americanist, Raw Story, International Herald Tribune, Reuters

Image- New York Times

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1 comment:

  1. Hodad11:57 AM

    once again, the leader of the Catholic church, a church that says one can commit any and all type of crimes, give money to the church, say some hail Mary's and be forgiven has opened his mouth with inane remarks
    these same sexist bastards that say only us in our robes are close to God

    and of course Compadre Chavez is correct to tell him to say apologies to Indigenous peoples, and he should, THEY are closest to God
    what an idiot also to keep on promoting abstinence instead of contraception and the use of condoms, these guys still living in the 5th century
    these same folks that killed by the millions idigenous people's in Latim America ,never really help the 'people' and only to build huge guilt palaces and 'places of worship'
    yea right!

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