Blood-Money Causes "Heated Discussions" in Amazon Synod Hall
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CIMI was founded by the Austrian-born Bishop Erwin Kräutler who considers baptism a symbol of colonialism. It is part of the Pan-Amazon Ecclesial Network (REPAM), the chief organiser of the Synod.
CIMI's head, Archbishop Roque Paloschi of Porto Velho, Brazil, did not deny at the presser that the CIMI had received the money from the Ford Foundation.
However, he dodged Pentin's question whether the money was used for the Amazon Synod.
Picture: Roque Paloschi of Porto Velho, © Daniel Cima, CC BY, #newsYzcxewgcva
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