by Dr. José Manuel Jiménez Aleixandre (*) There was an "Apostolic Visit"… that nothing found As has already been widely disseminated, the "Heralds of the Gospel" were the subject of an "Apostolic Visit", promulgated by a Decree of D. Braz de Aviz, dated June 2017. This Decree had been predetermined three years earlier in 2014, as can be seen by its own Protocol number. According to repeatedly declared the "visitors", they found nothing to dispay life, behavior, government, administration, vocational pastoral care, training, especially of the younger… Not anything that … Leia mais
Physical aggression or attack on the Church?
by Ney Meireles Physical aggression and abuse of the rights of children and adolescents are the latest accusations against the Heralds of the Gospel. In a program of October 27, "Fantástico", rede Globo, veiculou videos in which the founder of the institution, Mons. John Scognamiglio Clá Dias, taught the Sacrament of Confirmation to some young people. At one point, according to liturgical praxis, the celebrant slapped the face of the confirmation. Nothing new or abnormal… But in the view of the accusers, it constitutes "aggression", "violence", "abuse". For Globo, administering … Leia mais
Why is the Commission Decree invalid?
by Dr. José Manuel Jiménez Aleixandre (*) The visit that D. Raymundo Damasceno Assis and D. José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida held to the General House of the Heralds Association of the Gospel, in order to present the Decree of presumed commissariat, on October 18, took place in a climate of profound transparency and sincerity, as foundations of ecclesial communion. On that occasion, the President General of the Heralds of the Gospel, Mr. Felipe Lecaros Concha, with the members of his Council, and some advisors, including a canonist, showed the … Leia mais
Why isn't the Herald Association commissaritable?
by Dr. José Manuel Jiménez Aleixandre (*) This article refers to the legislation of the Church, in particular, to the Code of Canon Law, promulgated in 1983 by John Paul II. The connotation of the term "commissioner" The term "commissioner" in the current language in Brazil usually refers to a police authority, but also has other uses, such as in the expression "flight attendant", that is, who provides service to passengers during a flight. In history, the term has unpleasant resonances, whether in the "commissioners" of the "Committee of Salut … Leia mais