Hopes for the Papal Visit – Folha de S. Paulo, January 21, 1985
I eagerly anticipate His Holiness John Paul II’s visit, which will start in Caracas on the 26th. Certainly, the fate of these nations and all of Latin America is currently in the hands of the Pontiff. A single word from him could save the largest Catholic population block of our time from the abyss of social revolution.
The Fire Hose, a Wish, and Duty – Folha de S. Paulo, December 10, 1984
by Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira DIVERSE circumstances have thus far prevented me from writing about the Instruction on Certain Aspects of the “Theology of Liberation,” by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, prefect of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. I am therefore taking advantage of the first opportunity to do so. Thus, […]
Brazil Is Not a Fiction – Folha de S. Paulo, November 13, 1984
To win, candidates must not try to craft their election campaigns around the fictional image of a socialist-communist Brazilian public. Instead, they should speak with a clear, honest, and courageous voice, using language that appeals to centrists and even to reactionary sectors of the public. Polls will then show that the candidate who genuinely connects with the real Brazil will come out ahead, not the one who panders to an unreal, fictional Brazil—a paradise for communists and their ideological allies.
Irreducibility and cunning – Folha de S. Paulo, July 9, 1984
Alessandro Natta, the secretary General of the Italian Communist Party affirmed, in an interview requested by Vatican Radio, that he did not see the Catholic Faith as an “obstacle,” but on the contrary, a “possible point of support” for the “perspectives” that, in his judgment, the Italian Communist Party (PCI) and the Catholic Church have in common.
“Fill the Earth” – Folha de S. Paulo, June 4, 1984
The scene gives the clash between patriarchal tradition and self-destructive ecclesiastical progressivism a symbolic, almost solemn tone.
The Self-Destroyers – Folha de S. Paulo, May 28, 1984
The self destruction of ruling classes is a phenomenon of paramount importance, seen in all the great revolutions that have shaken the West.
The New Civil Code Draft: A Dictatorship in the ‘Political Opening’? – Folha de S. Paulo, May 16, 1984
They overlooked that liberalizations without clear boundaries neither create nor strengthen true freedom. Since they tend to allow everyone to do whatever they want, these liberalizations can actually lead to chaos, and eventually to an even worse dictatorship.
More Than Kings – Folha de S. Paulo, March 28, 1984
A representative system is legitimate only when voters are free to choose whether to vote, and when an election with more than 50% of the electorate not voting is considered invalid.
St. Thomas Aquinas and the Socialists – Folha de S. Paulo, February 22, 1984
Spanish socialism, like its French counterpart, strives to destroy the family in every possible way. Divorce, the “depenalization” of homosexuality and of abortion in many circumstances, and the promotion of contraception are key points in the PSOE’s activity.
Luther Thought He Was Divine! – Folha de S. Paulo, January 10, 1984
The odor that the revolted figure of Luther would spread in that morgue of religions, of philosophies, and of human thought itself. To him belongs, from a certain point of view, the role of being the point of departure in this march toward total confusion.