Paiva Netto

Questioned by a reader in the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper in the 80’s, I pondered that I fail to see Religion as an arena where many beliefs meet to settle their points of view, in their struggle to defend their principles or God, who is Love to begin with and who cannot approve manifestations of hate in His Holy name, neither does He require anyone’s raging in defense on His behalf. Alziro Zarur (1914-1979) used to say that “the greatest criminal in the world is he who preaches hate in the name of God”. I understand Religion as Solidarity, a...