Parece que os documentos de Julian Assange, atualmente preso na Inglaterra, têm fogo para toda a Sociedade atual, em todos os países do Mundo, entre eles o Brasil.
Não imaginava publicar nada sobre Assange, este australiano que está colocando o mundo sob risco do material com informações secretas do Mundo diplomático, do Mundo militar mundial e agora chegou a vez das Igreja, inclusive a Igreja brasileira.A Igreja Católica através de seus líderes, bispos e Cardeais, se pronuncia sobre a Política nacional brasileira e, admire-se, sobre as Igrejas Protestantes [evangélicas, neo-pentecostais, etc..], demonstrando preocupação, atacando mais, do que nunca, colocando todos num só saco de maldades.
Sem maiores comentários iniciais, leia a matéria, publicada na Folha – SP, prestigioso Jornal de São Paulo, com texto de Hélio Schwartsman, de origem judia, articulado, e excelente jornalista, embora muitas vezes discorde frontalmente dos textos de suas colunas, no cerne religioso do assunto, mas com muito de verdade.
Neste ele trata da visão da ICAR através da voz de Dom Odilo Pedro, cardeal Scherer, arcebispo de São Paulo
14/12/2010 - 07h00
Bolsa Família ajuda, mas distorce sistema político, diz d. Odilo
HÉLIO SCHWARTSMAN -ARTICULISTA DA FOLHA
Para dom Odilo Pedro cardeal Scherer, arcebispo de São Paulo, o Bolsa Família ajuda as famílias pobres, mas transformou-se numa ferramenta eleitoral que distorce o sistema político.
Essa avaliação, feita em outubro de 2007 ao então cônsul-geral dos EUA em São Paulo, Thomas White, consta de telegrama diplomático obtido pelo site WikiLeaks
A organização teve acesso a milhares de despachos.
Quando questionado sobre o Bolsa Família, dom Odilo afirmou que o programa tem efeitos contraditórios.
Do lado positivo, ajuda concretamente os pobres e faz com que mais dinheiro circule nas comunidades. Se as famílias observarem as regras, mantendo as crianças na escola e as vacinando, o programa pode trazer benefícios de longo prazo.
Do lado negativo, o cardeal ressalta o risco de os beneficiários desenvolverem dependência da bolsa e diz que a associação do programa com o governo federal e o PT o transformou num instrumento eleitoral que distorce o sistema político.
Igreja Católica – Movimentos e os Evangélicos.
Na mesma conversa, dom Odilo afirma que a Teologia da Libertação perdeu força nos últimos anos, deixando de ser um "problema sério".
Ao referir-se à perda de fiéis para evangélicos, dom Odilo diz que a Igreja Católica falhou em sua missão de aprofundar a fé das pessoas.
O desafio agora é fazer com que a igreja seja ouvida, mas, segundo ele, isso é difícil, pois a mídia tradicional não dá muita atenção a mensagens de caráter moral.
Elas não vendem, diz o cardeal, que aproveitou para fazer críticas à Record, do líder evangélico Edir Macedo.
Para dom Odilo, a televisão opera como uma empresa comercial, mas também serve aos interesses dos evangélicos pentecostais.
Num outro despacho, este de março de 2006, o então cônsul-geral em São Paulo, Christopher McMullen, relata a conversa que teve com o então arcebispo da região metropolitana, dom Cláudio cardeal Hummes.
Governo Lula.
Nela, o religioso avalia a gestão de Lula, a quem conhece desde a ditadura.
Dom Cláudio diz que o governo foi bem na macroeconomia. Ele vê o Bolsa Família com mais simpatia do que dom Odilo. Para ele, porém, o que faltava até 2006 era crescimento econômico.
Em relação ao escândalo do mensalão, dom Cláudio diz que Lula "não o merecia". Para o religioso, o presidente foi mal servido por pessoas de seu entorno. Nomeia especificamente o ex-ministro da Casa Civil José Dirceu.
Leia o texto do Telegrama, que deu origem a matéria, que está de posse do site do australiano.
Em Inglês:
SECTION 01 OF 02 SAO PAULO 000855 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/BSC, EUR/WE, AND DRL/IRF STATE PASS USTR FOR KDUCKWORTH NSC FOR TOMASULO DEPT OF TREASURY FOR OASIA, DAS LEE AND JHOEK SOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD USAID FOR LAC/AA E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SCUL, PINR, KIRF, ECON, BR
SUBJECT: SAO PAULO'S ARCHBISHOP ON SOCIAL ISSUES
REF: (A) SAO PAULO 464; (B) SAO PAULO 250
1. (U) In a recent courtesy call, Consul General (CG) sought the views of Dom Odilo Pedro Scherer, Archbishop of Sao Paulo, on a range of issues in Brazil's political life and on the role of the Church in Brazil and Latin America. Dom Odilo, who replaced Cardinal Claudio Hummes in late April, and who will himself be elevated to the College of Cardinals next month, commentedthat the Pope's five-day visit to Sao Paulo in My (ref A) was "short but intense." In reality, e said, there are two Popes, the media Pope and he real one. Pope Benedict is much different in prson than his public image would suggest, he added, much warmer and more personable and engaging.
2. (U) Addressing issues facing the Church in Bazil and the region, Archbishop Scherer noted tht attendance at Sunday Mass, though still low, hs increased in recent years, though the shortage of clergy remains a problem. Brazilian laws prohibiting public subsidies to religious education make it difficult to sustain Catholic schools; these schools can offer quality education, he noted, but because their cost per student is higher, poor families cannot afford to send their children to Catholic schools. Liberation theology has lost some of its force and meaning in recent years and no longer poses a serious problem, in Scherer's view. On the other hand, the growth of evangelical movements in Brazil and elsewhere in the region is of concern. Many Catholics leave the Church to join evangelical congregations, he said, in part because the Church has failed in its mission to deepen people's faith and strengthen their sense of belonging to the Church.
3. (U) The Archbishop, who served previously as Secretary-General of the National Conference of Brazilian Bishops (CNBB), stressed that the Church does not have a political mission. It is not affiliated with any political party and does not embrace any ideology. It acts rather as a moral and ethical force in society. The challenge, he said, is to make its voice heard. Mainstream media, at least in Brazil, tend to silence the Church, he asserted, not out of a censorship mentality but because of market forces; the Church's message is not perceived as likely to sell advertising or improve ratings, so it is sometimes ignored or buried. This requires the Church to find its own modes and vehicles of expression as a public voice. Contrast this, he suggested, with "Rede Record," a television network established and owned by Bishop Edir Macedo, founder and leader of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (IURD in Portuguese), Brazil's largest Pentecostal organization. Founded in 1989, Rede Record recently passed SBT to become Brazil's second-largest TV network in terms of audience, after the mammoth Rede Globo. Earlier this month, TV Record launched "Record News," Brazil's first 24-hour news channel. In Scherer's view, the network operates as commercial enterprise but also serves as a vehicle to advance the interests of the Pentecostal church in Brazil. According to press reports, the Universal Church buys 300 million Reals (about USD 160 million) of programming from TV Record.
4. (U) In addition to its social and pastoral work with the poor, the elderly, prisoners, and other marginalized individuals and groups, the Church is active in combating public corruption, Archbishop Scherer said. It is not clear whether corruption in Brazil has increased in recent years; more likely, he averred, more corruption comes to light because vigilance has increased. More wrongdoers are exposed by the media or identified by the police and are tried, convicted, and punished. Increasingly, public figures who trumpet their morals are found to be corrupt. Of yet more concern is the corruption found in the justice system, because it undermines people's trust in democratic institutions. Here again, though, there has been a marked increase in investigations of judges. Corruption, he said, is less tolerated than it used to be.
5. (U) Asked about "Bolsa Familia" (BF), the Lula administration's flagship conditional cash transfer program for the poor, Dom Odilo said the initiative has had contradictory effects. On the plus SAO PAULO 00000855 002 OF 002 side, the cash stipend concretely helps very poor families and causes more money to circulate in impoverished communities and funds small initiatives. If families meet the conditions - keeping their children in school and ensuring they get their vaccinations - it could also have long-term benefits. However, in some cases the monthly stipends foster dependency on the part of recipients. Worse yet, the program's close association with the federal government and ruling party has turned it into an electoral instrument, distorting the political system.
6. (U) Comment: Archbishop Scherer - slated to become a Cardinal next month - presides over the world's third largest Catholic archdiocese, a metropolitan area of significant economic and political clout which also suffers from extensive poverty, violent crime, and other social ills. The Church, which was widely recognized during and after the military dictatorship for its important role in defending human rights and advocating for democracy, has lost some of its political stature in recent years, but remains a relevant opinion leader on the challenges facing contemporary Brazilian society. End Comment.
7. (U) This cable was cleared by Embassy Brasilia. WHITE
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