http://www.revolucao-contrarevolucao.com/English_rcr.asp?id=102As a sede I do not see who can pronounce judgement on this man. READ for yourself:
Revolution and Counter-Revolution
About Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira
A Man of Faith, Thought, and Action
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Catholic thinker, writer, university professor, journalist and lecturer – all of these describe the life of Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira. However, such a description is somehow incomplete.
Indeed, he is a man who must be seen in light of the times in which he lived. Born in São Paulo, Brazil in 1908, the founder of the TFPs is a figure that stands tall in a tempestuous century where he emerged as a man of faith, thought and action.
If he is to be defined at all, Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira must first be understood as one who valued his Catholic Faith above all else. The Faith marked his entire life. He turned his back on a promising political career, and put himself at the service of the Church.
This central focus began from his infancy when his mother, Lucilia Corrêa de Oliveira, imparted to him a love of Catholic Church. That early formation and later his Jesuit education was the foundation of a life of zealous Catholic action.
In 1928 he joined the Marian Congregations of São Paulo and soon became a principal leader and orator. In 1933 he helped organize the Catholic Electoral League and was elected to the nation’s Constitutional Convention. As the youngest congressman in Brazil´s history, he garnered the largest number of votes and served as a distinguished leader of the Catholic bloc.
The rest of his life is a long list of service for the Catholic cause. He assumed the chair of Modern and Contemporary History at the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. He was also the first president of the São Paulo Archdiocesan Board of Catholic Action.
From 1935 to 1947 he served as director of the Catholic weekly Legionário, which attained prominence in the Brazilian Catholic press under his tutelage especially for its opposition to nαzιsm. In 1951 he began his direction of the monthly paper Catolicismo. From 1968 to 1990 he wrote a column for the Folha de São Paulo, the city’s largest daily newspaper.
However,Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira was more than just a man of faith and action. His profound analysis of history and world events gave rise to a pole of Catholic thought that opposed communism and Catholic leftism as it rocked Latin America and the world.
An avowed Thomist, he was the author of 15 books and over 2,500 in-depth essays and articles. His works include: In Defense of Catholic Action, Revolution and Counter-Revolution, The Church and the Communist State: The Impossible Coexistence, Nobility and Analogous Traditional Elites in the Allocutions of Pius XII and many others (See Philosophical Self-Portrait ).
Finally, Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira was truly a crusader of the twentieth century, a man who was the very embodiment of his thought. To put his ideas into action, he founded the Brazilian Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) in 1960 and served as president of its national council until his death in 1995. His penetrating treatise Revolution and Counter-Revolution inspired the founding of autonomous TFPs and TFP Bureaus worldwide.
As a civic organization of Catholic inspiration, the TFP served as a platform for carrying out this crusade. Whether in public campaigns, newspaper advertisements or book publications, Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira carried out peaceful and legal actions that addressed the burning issues of the day. Scholars reviewing his role in events testify as to his efficacious action.
None of his works would be possible without an intense interior life. What impressed those who know Prof. Plinio Correa de Oliveira was his profound confidence in the Blessed Virgin who was the source of his courage and allowed him to carry on the struggle for Christian Civilization with the absolute certainty of the final victory of good over evil. He was the twentieth century crusader who firmly believed in the words of Our Lady at Fatima: Finally My Immaculate Heart will triumph!
If you would like more information on Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, try the following links:
Philosophical Self-Portrait
For a complete listing of available articles by Plinio Corrêa de Olvieira click here
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, Distinguished Apostle, Ardent and Intrepid Polemist by Bernardino Cardinal Echeverria Ruiz, O.F.M.
Interview with Prof. Roberto de Mattei author of The Twentieth Century Crusader
Preface to The Twentieth Century Crusader by Alfons Maria Cardinal Stickler
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What They Say About the American TFP
Written by TFP.org
Monday, 29 November 1999 19:00
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"I could not agree with you more on the need to take the Fatima message to Catholics across the world. Your campaign to bring devotions into homes and rekindle religious practice there is commendable."
John Cardinal O'Connor (RIP)
Archbishop of New York
"For many years it has been my privilege to work closely with American TFP in our common campaign against communist advancement in our continent."
Col. Samuel T. Dickens
USAF (Ret) American Security Council
"There is a crying need to return to what you term "the defense of tradition, family, and property." TFP is most important in our time and what better way to do this than under direction of our Blessed Mother."
Most Reverend A. Edward Pevec
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Cleveland
"As the debate in Washington continues over the role of the Federal government, it is my hope that associations, societies, and organizations like yours continue to play a vocal and active role in promoting a positive vision for what America can be."
Rick Santorum
Former United States Senator
"For years I have attentively followed the work of the TFPs and the luminous mark left upon them by their inspirer, Professor Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, whose thought and exemplary life have inspired me."
Silvio Cardinal Oddi (RIP)
Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy
"You have built a wonderful network of people to help us who share your views on so many things, and words cannot properly express my thanks for what you have done."
Paul Weyrich
President, Free Congress Foundation
"I take this opportunity to thank you for the strong stand which you and the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family, and Property give in support of the the values of our Church"
Most Reverend David A. Zubik
Bishop, Diocese of Green Bay
"With all my heart, I commend the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property for promoting a reparation-protest in front of Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center. Those who are attending the rally of reparation will in all probability be given little or no publicity by those who control the news reports on radio or TV or in the newspapers. But what is far more important than that will be God's blessing promised by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount: 'Blessed are they who suffer persecution for the sake of justice, for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven.'"
Bishop George Edward Lynch
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Raleigh
"Prof. Corrêa de Oliveira ranks among the clear-sighted minds that perceive, with an almost painful sharpness, the metamorphosis underway in today's society, whose final features one cannot foresee."
Georges Bordonove
World-Famous French Historian
"A Protestant myself, I am deeply impressed with the sincere devotion of the TFP to the Catholic Faith…I can assure you…[of] my respect for the achievements and high quality of your organization."
Morton C. Blackwell
President, Leadership Institute
"I am very pleased by the support your society has given me on many occasions and I would therefore like to express to all your members my best wishes for TFP's continued growth and prosperity."
President Ronald Reagan (RIP)
"As a Cuban-American, I can say that no organization has analyzed the situation of my country more accurately than the TFP. I can't thank you enough for your contribution to the cause of Cuban freedom."
Sergio F. de Paz
Director, Cubanos Desterados, Miami
"The leaders of TFP have consistently manifested steadfastness, character, and integrity in support of the pro-family, anti-Communist principles for which they do battle."
Howard Phillips Chairman,
The Conservative Caucus, Inc.
What They Are Saying About
Revolution and Counter-Revolution
"The reading of your book Revolution and Counterrevolution made a magnificent impression on me because of the courage and mastery with which you analyze the process of the Revolution and shed abundant light on the true causes of the crumbling of moral values disorienting consciences today, and also because of the vigor with which you indicate the tactic and the methods to overcome it…Please accept the testimony of my sincere admiration for your work and the expression of my deepest esteem."
Romolo Carboni
Archbishop of Sidon Apostolic Nuncio
What They Are Saying About
Nobility and Analogous Traditional Elites In the Allocutions of Pius XII
"I am sure that I am doing a good deed by recommending your book to all."
Silvio Cardinal Oddi
Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, (RIP)
"Your work proves to be extraordinarily timely."
Mario Luigi Cardinal Ciappi, O.P.
The Pope's Theologian Emeritus
"You have done a fine analysis of the very complex sociopolitical reality of our day."
Alfons M. Cardinal Stickler, S.D.B.
Former Head of Vatican Library
"Your book may help reawaken people to the realization that we need and can have an elite devoted to service."
Paul M. Weyrich
President, Free Congress Foundation
"Your long experience as professor, congressman, and public figure makes your commentaries all the more intelligent and instructive."
Fr. Raimondo Spiazzi, OP, Rome
Renowned Italian Theologian
"It proposes an itinerary; it erects the first landmarks for the road to be followed."
Georges Bordonove
World-Famous French Historian
"It is a work of a wisdom and equity of judgment that can hardly be matched by so many books, which are excellent if you will, but lack what we call a great thinker's charism of knowledge and experience."
Father Anastasio Gutierrez
World-famous Theologian and Canonist
"Using theological, moral, and prudential arguments, this book will convince many readers, whatever their faith, that good elites are legitimate, desirable and, yes, necessary."
Morton C. Blackwell
President, Leadership Institute