Catholic Left reacts with outrage to Salvini's Marian gesture
Following in Matteo Salvini's footsteps, who upset
the European political establishment by entrusting Italy to the
Immaculate Heart of Mary in a rally in Milan last weekend, Brazilian
President Jair Bolsonaro joined Bp. Fernando Arêas Rifan in an Act of Consecration of Brazil to Jesus Christ through the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
The ceremony took place Tuesday in the presidential palace and was conceived by Catholic congressman Eros Biondini (who mentioned Salvini in his opening speech), the Roman Catholic Parliamentary Front and other Marian movements. While the event was completely ignored by the official press, it has been widely publicized on social media, Bolsonaro's preferred tool of communication.
Recently published research conducted
by digital communications intelligence firm AP/Exata revealed that
Bolsonaro supporters' most predominant interest is religion. The study
analyzed more than 2 million tweets during the election period, and
among the most mentioned words by Bolsonaro's electorate are "God,"
"Jesus" and "Christ." President of AP/Exata Sérgio Danicoli said
Bolsonaro's government is "fervently Christian," with religion
lending "great weight" to its political development.
Among the most mentioned words by Bolsonaro's electorate are 'God,' 'Jesus' and 'Christ.'Tweet
The act was bound to be a renewal of Brazil's first consecration to
the Immaculate Heart of Mary in 1946 by Cdl. Jaime de Barros Câmara, a
devotion that prompted several Brazilian bishops to consecrate their own
dioceses. Tuesday's brief solemnity, albeit pious, didn't go as
planned, leading the Brazilian faithful to question if a true Act of Consecration indeed took place. Bishop Rifan read the
Act after the end of the official ceremony, when the president had
already left. Therefore the Act of Consecration was not signed by
Bolsonaro but by his secretary general, Minister Floriano Peixoto.
Bishop Rifan wrote,
"Many expected that the president consecrated Brazil to Our Lady. But
he didn't. It's a shame, but we did our part. The signed text with the
Act was delivered personally to him, and then we performed the
Consecration. We hope Our Lady accepts our gesture and protects Brazil."
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