“Détente” – Folha de S. Paulo, September 1, 1974
What change must have occurred behind the Iron Curtain for Paul VI’s line on communist regimes to differ so markedly from that of Archbishop Montini? We do not know. No one does. It is a mystery…
Still on Bishop Isnard’s Anti-TFP decree – Folha de S. Paulo, June 3, 1973
It is the bishop’s responsibility, more than others’, to defend those who, in his view, suffer injustice.
Entirely – Folha de S. Paulo, August 25, 1974
The smoke of Satan is increasingly permeating our glorious yet poor Church. Many people no longer know what the Church’s authentic teaching is, even on essential points such as divorce.
A Crisis Gone Mad – Folha de S. Paulo, August 18, 1974
Nixon fell, but détente, the worst thing to happen during his administration, remained intact!
Catastrophe, Typhoon, and Endurance – Folha de S. Paulo, August 4, 1974
Two more incomparable gifts for truly lasting Catholic things: a catastrophe and a typhoon.
The Cloud, the Jaguar, and the Young Man – Folha de S. Paulo, July 28, 1974
The credibility of the facts I will present rests entirely on human faith, which requires informants of remarkable intellectual maturity and moral integrity.
Don’t Read My Next Article—Or Maybe You Will – Folha de S. Paulo, July 21, 1974
He [Friar Antônio de Sant’ana Galvão] always kept his soul in his hands and continually governed it! What praise! How much more valuable this is than flying a powerful airplane, running an entire country, or even a bank (I use here the scale of values characteristic of a super-modern mentality).
1958–1974: The Balance Sheet – “Folha de S. Paulo,” July 14, 1974
What good did this détente do for Catholics behind the Iron Curtain, that worthy Church of Silence upon which, according to the melancholy joke of an Italian journalist, “the silence of the Church has descended”?
We Cannot Understand – “Folha de S. Paulo,” July 7, 1974
We cannot understand how establishing and maintaining a communist regime in Chile would improve the situation of Catholics behind the Iron Curtain. And even if it did, we cannot see how it is fair to set Chile on fire so the flames will subside elsewhere.
Inside Casaroli’s “Incorporation into the Context” – Folha de S. Paulo, June 30, 1974
A message from His Holiness Pope Paul VI to the Cuban Episcopate.