Roberto Francisco Daniel the 47 year old Brazilian Catholic priest has been accused of "heresy" and "schism" by the church hierarchy and excommunicated according to an article title ‘Excommunicated Brazilian priest slams ‘out of touch’ Roman Catholic Church’ published in The Free Thinker magazine by Barry Duke. Duke states “…with unseemly haste, the Roman Catholic Church this week rid itself of a Brazilian priest for, among other things, supporting gay rights. …the rogue Brazilian, Father Roberto Francisco Daniel – known to local parishioners as Padre Beto – was excommunicated before he had the chance to announce his planned resignation from an organisation he described as: A lukewarm and disengaged church that is out of touch with today’s society. In a statement released … the priest’s diocese said Daniel had: In the name of ‘freedom of expression’ betrayed the promise of fealty to the Church. It alleged that Daniel had: Injured the Church with grave statements counter to the dogma of Catholic faith and morality. His actions amounted to ‘heresy and schism’, the statement said. The rare punishment follows what Daniel’s bishop and the priest himself said were repeated rebukes he received over  the videos he had made and other public activities, such as a radio broadcast and local newspaper column, in which he challenged Church doctrine. …On Facebook and Twitter, Daniel posted a brief statement about the excommunication: I feel honored to belong to the long list of people who have been murdered and burned alive for thinking and searching for knowledge. Daniel’s excommunication, which prompted headlines across Brazil and protests in social media, illustrates the rising influence of more moderate social views in Brazil, Latin America’s biggest country, and much of the rest of the region. Progressive stances on sexuality, birth control, scientific research and other delicate topics for the Church are increasingly common in Latin America, home to 42 percent of the world’s Catholics, more than any other region worldwide.”  Inspired by Barry Duke, The Freethinker ow.ly/laBPN Image source Freethinker ow.ly/laBP5 Church out of touch with today’s society (June 12 2013)

 

Roberto Francisco Daniel the 47 year old Brazilian Catholic priest has been accused of “heresy” and “schism” by the church hierarchy and excommunicated according to an article title ‘Excommunicated Brazilian priest slams ‘out of touch’ Roman Catholic Church’ published in The Free Thinker magazine by Barry Duke. Duke states “…with unseemly haste, the Roman Catholic Church this week rid itself of a Brazilian priest for, among other things, supporting gay rights. …the rogue Brazilian, Father Roberto Francisco Daniel – known to local parishioners as Padre Beto – was excommunicated before he had the chance to announce his planned resignation from an organisation he described as: A lukewarm and disengaged church that is out of touch with today’s society. In a statement released … the priest’s diocese said Daniel had: In the name of ‘freedom of expression’ betrayed the promise of fealty to the Church. It alleged that Daniel had: Injured the Church with grave statements counter to the dogma of Catholic faith and morality. His actions amounted to ‘heresy and schism’, the statement said. The rare punishment follows what Daniel’s bishop and the priest himself said were repeated rebukes he received over  the videos he had made and other public activities, such as a radio broadcast and local newspaper column, in which he challenged Church doctrine. …On Facebook and Twitter, Daniel posted a brief statement about the excommunication: I feel honored to belong to the long list of people who have been murdered and burned alive for thinking and searching for knowledge. Daniel’s excommunication, which prompted headlines across Brazil and protests in social media, illustrates the rising influence of more moderate social views in Brazil, Latin America’s biggest country, and much of the rest of the region. Progressive stances on sexuality, birth control, scientific research and other delicate topics for the Church are increasingly common in Latin America, home to 42 percent of the world’s Catholics, more than any other region worldwide.”

 

Inspired by Barry Duke, The Freethinker ow.ly/laBPN Image source Freethinker ow.ly/laBP5