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Tijolaço: Lula's ordeal will be the damnation of the Pharisees.

The editor of the blog Tijolaço, Fernando Brito, comments on the third explicit act of violence perpetrated by the Paraná court in the face of Lula's ordeal: preventing a theologian (Boff), preventing a Nobel Peace Prize laureate (Esquivel), and finally, preventing an emissary of the Pope (Juan Grabois) from visiting Lula in prison; Brito states that such actions only increase Lula's moral and political victory.

Lula (Photo: Gustavo Conde)

247 – Fernando Brito, editor of the blog Tijolaço, comments on the third explicit act of violence by the Paraná court in the face of Lula's ordeal: preventing a theologian (Boff), preventing a Nobel Peace Prize laureate (Esquivel), and finally, preventing an emissary of the Pope (Juan Grabois) from visiting Lula in prison. Rodrigues states that such actions only increase Lula's moral and political victory.

The gift sent by Pope Francis to former President Lula, a rosary with a papal card, has several meanings, which are best explained by exegetes. Some, however, are obvious. The first is that he should not waver in his faith, as the religious act of praying the 150 prayers requires perseverance.

The second is to be publicly compassionate and empathetic towards the suffering inflicted on someone who is a victim of hatred for their ideas and practices. For those who can read, the message is written on the pontifical coat of arms, chosen by Francis himself, printed on the card accompanying the icon: miserando atque eligendo. According to the VaticanThe meaning is that a feeling of love led Jesus to choose Matthew as his disciple.

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