“Magnificat” for Venezuela – Folha de S. Paulo, December 16, 1973
President Caldera of Venezuela, in a press, radio, and TV interview, sought to refute an open letter the Venezuelan TFP had addressed to him.
Cuba – Folha de S. Paulo, December 9, 1973
I wholeheartedly support Bishop Boza Masvidal’s wish that we may achieve Christian social justice through non-Marxist means. This stands in stark contrast to Marxism and can be realized only in a harmoniously hierarchical and balanced society, in which leading, average, and modest people have what they need for a dignified, prosperous, and secure life.
The Improvident Team – II – Folha de S. Paulo, December 4, 1973
Will this immense team of great and super-great, highly short-sighted people be able to sustain the morale of the peoples of Europe and America throughout a severe crisis, thereby preventing them from being “Finlandized”?
The Improvident Team – I – Folha de S. Paulo, December 2, 1973
Sometimes, it takes real asceticism to see the obvious.
The Century of Paul VI – Folha de S. Paulo, November 18, 1973
Paul VI had received a visit from “comrade” Stefan Olszowski, the foreign minister of the Polish communist government. This was the first time a pope had received a foreign minister from a communist country.
Perón in Salvador Allende’s Footsteps – Folha de S. Paulo, November 11, 1973
The clearly extreme-leftist inspiration taking over Perón’s government.
Perón with the Hammer and Sickle – Folha de S. Paulo, November 4, 1973
While Perón demolishes terrorism with a hammer, he reaps the political benefits of support from the Communist Party and Russia with a sickle.
The Quieting of Voices and Bells – Folha de S. Paulo, October 28, 1973
Camões wrote, “A weak king makes a strong people weak.” Conversely, through word and example, a strong bishop can instill remarkable courage in his diocesans.
The Doves’ Height of Stubbornness – Folha de S. Paulo, Folha de S. Paulo, October 21, 1973
According to circumstances, communists, in the service of hatred, use deceit, sophistry, or violence.
In Praise of the West’s Silent Ones – Folha de S. Paulo, October 7, 1973
Chile – The military claimed to have overthrown Allende under pressure from the people’s will, and no one doubted it given the huge anti-Allende demonstrations.