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Pope canonizes saint, asks Brazilians "to behave"
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by Victoria Revay | May 11, 2007 at 06:49 am
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Pope Benedict's recent visit to Brazil produced the canonization of Brazil's first native-born saint, Friar Antonio Galvao. He held an open air mass at Brazil's Campo de Marte, where Catholics came from all over Brazil and Latin America to see the Pope. He preached creating a better world by helping the poor and the needy, and he also criticized the media for "undermining family values and glamorizing sex."
Many Brazilians admittedly were surprised by his shy and sweet demeanor, saying he isn't as dictatorial as they thought he would be. Brazilian police estimate that almost a million people turned out to see the pontiff.
In a country where sex outside marriage is common, birth control is widely used, and divorce is not frowned upon, the Pope's message has had a mixed reception.
I found some of the most popular Papist blogs. Here's what thet have to say about the visit.
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Victoria Revay
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at 08:13 on May 11th, 2007
An interesting culture clash: Vatican City meets Sao Paulo. Still, the Pope is just doing his job, even if he has found a less-than-fully-receptive audience. Sex is a huge part of Brasil's international image, and it keeps the tourists flocking to the beaches, home of Brasil's eponymous things and attendant waxes... A slightly less sexy view of Brasil is available in movies such as Ciudad de Deus (City of God), about a (citizen) journalist in a Rio slum.