Disaffected by Father Júlio Lancellotti, the vice-mayor of São Paulo, Colonel Mello Araújo, says he defends freedom of expression, but understands that a religious person’s right to demonstrate must follow the rules of the church
“I’m in favor of freedom of expression. His case is different, he answers to the Church and there are rules”, he states.
By determination of the Archbishop of São Paulo, Dom Odilo Scherer,
The colonel did not want to comment directly on the Church’s decision. “The Church knows what it does. It is a serious, ancient institution with rules. I am. They certainly must have their reasons”, he states.
In March, the deputy criticized him on social media and in the Belenzinho neighborhood, in the east of the capital.
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