Querida Amazónia; Exortação Apostólica Pós-Sinodal

by Pope Francis

Um texto escrito como uma carta de amor, onde abundam citações de poetas que ajudam o leitor a entrar em contato com a maravilhosa beleza da Amazónia, mas também com seus dramas diários.

Querida Amazónia convida a uma resposta específica e corajosa, ao repensar a organização e os ministérios eclesiásticos.

Chama à responsabilidade toda a Igreja católica, para que sinta as feridas daqueles povos e as dificuldades das comunidades impossibilitadas de celebrar a Eucaristia dominical, e lhes responda com generosidade.

Nesta exortação Francisco recorda que na Amazónia a fé foi transmitida e mantida viva graças à presença das mulheres fortes e generosas, sem que nenhum sacerdote passasse por aqueles lugares.

Genres: Theology, Religion

84 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2020

About the author

Pope Francis (Latin: Franciscus; Italian: Francesco; Spanish: Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) was the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, a title he held ex officio as Bishop of Rome, and Sovereign of the Vatican City. He chose Francis as his papal name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. Francis was the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere and the first non-European pope since the Syrian Gregory III, who died in 741.

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Bergoglio worked briefly as a chemical technologist and nightclub bouncer before beginning seminary studies. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1969 and from 1973 to 1979 was Argentina's provincial superior of the Society of Jesus. He was accused of handing two priests to the National Reorganization Process during the Dirty War, but the lawsuit was ultimately dismissed. He became the Archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. He led the Argentine Church during the December 2001 riots in Argentina, and the administrations of Néstor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner considered him a political rival. Following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI on 28 February 2013, a papal conclave elected Bergoglio as his successor on 13 March.

Throughout his public life, Pope Francis had been noted for his humility, emphasis on God's mercy, concern for the poor, and commitment to interfaith dialogue. He was credited with having a humble, less formal approach to the papacy than his predecessors, for instance choosing to reside in the Domus Sanctae Marthae guesthouse rather than in the papal apartments of the Apostolic Palace used by his predecessors. In addition, due to both his Jesuit and Ignatian aesthetic, he was known for favoring simpler vestments void of ornamentation, including refusing the traditional papal mozzetta cape upon his election, choosing silver instead of gold for his piscatory ring, and keeping the same pectoral cross he had as Cardinal. He maintained that the church should be more open and welcoming. He did not support unbridled capitalism, Marxism, or Marxist versions of liberation theology. Francis maintained the traditional views of the church regarding abortion, euthanasia, contraception, homosexuality, ordination of women, and priestly celibacy. He opposed consumerism, irresponsible development, and supported taking action on climate change, a focus of his papacy with the promulgation of Laudato si'. In international diplomacy, he helped to restore full diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba.

Reviews

[Fernando · Rating 3 out of 5]

Exhortación que pone como centro de atención la importancia del Amazonia no solo como fuente de recursos naturales, sino como eje en el cual convergen culturas, cosmovisiones, religiones y, principalmente, vidas. Por lo cual, la reflexión de este texto abarca al sistema económico consumidor de la naturaleza y medio ambiente, así como sus consecuencias como la extinción de especies, maltrato de animales, contaminación de ríos, etc.; pero también al reconocimiento de las culturas y formas de pensamiento originarios de la Amazonia, de los cuales se puede aprehender el respeto y agradecimiento por la vida, el trabajo en comunidad, el descanso como forma de agradecer el trabajo, todo ello en armonía con el entorno en que se habita.
A pesar de lo cierto y oportuno de este texto, creo serían más oportunas las acciones directas que buscaran detener no solo la deforestación y desplazamiento forzoso de familias, sino también que buscaran cambiar el paradigma de progreso de una relación con el explotación de materias primas.

"Como toda realidad cultural, las culturas de la Amazonia profunda tienen sus límites. Las culturas urbanas de occidente también los tienen. Factores como el consumismo, el individualismo, la discriminación, la desigualdad, y tantos otros, componen aspectos frágiles de las culturas supuestamente más evolucionadas. Las etnias que desarrollaron un tesoro cultural estando enlazadas con la naturaleza, con fuerte sentido comunitario, advierten con facilidad nuestras sombras, que nosotros no reconocemos en medio del pretendido progreso."

[M. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good, short and sweet and a nice complement to the sometimes excessive accents of the final document.

[Manuel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Los primeros capítulos se hacen muy pesados y redundantes. Lo más interesante comienza en el capítulo 4. El Papa deja bien claro ciertos temas doctrinales.

[Paulina Nuñez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incendia el corazón

[Miguel Panão · Rating 5 out of 5]

O Papa Francisco fala de sonhos. Sonhos que espero virem a fazer parte da nossa realidade.