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Poster for the Ecumenical Fraternity Campaign for Lent 2021. Credit: National Conference of Bishops of Brazil.
Brasilia, Brazil, Feb 17, 2021 / 12:39 pm (CNA).- The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil has issued a statement to confront a wave of complaints over the inclusion of gender ideology and the almost null presence of Catholic concepts in the base text of the Ecumenical Fraternity Campaign for Lent 2021.
The Fraternity Campaign is a prominent Catholic fundraiser celebrated in Brazil during Lent; every five years it is carried out in conjunction with mainline ecclesial communities.
This year’s campaign is entitled “Fraternity and dialogue: commitment of love”, and the motto is a phrase from the Letter from Paul to the Ephesians: “Christ is our peace: he who made one of both peoples.”
The Brazilian Bishops Conference (CNBB) and the National Council of Christian Churches (Conic) this Ash Wednesday are opting to undertake an Ecumenical Fraternity Campaign .
Due to COVID-19 restrictions and to safeguard people s health, the opening will be broadcast virtually with the distribution of a video with messages from representatives of various churches.
Following the broadcast, journalists will be able to attend a press conference with Church representatives via the Zoom platform.
The Ecumenical Fraternity Campaign is held on average every five years and brings together various Christian denominations.
According to the CNBB, the theme of this year s Campaign is Fraternity and Dialogue: commitment of love and the motto Christ is our peace: he who made both one and broke down the dividing wall of enmity, through his flesh , taken from the letter of St. Paul to the Ephesians (2:14).