O PROFETA DE BENGALA: AÇÕES PROFÉTICAS DE DOM ANTONIO RIBEIRO DE OLIVEIRA, ARCEBISPO METROPOLITANO DA ARQUIDIOCESE DE GOIÂNIA (1986-2002)

Abstract

In this research paper, I try to analyse the prophetic actions of Dom Antonio Ribeiro de Oliveira when he was Metropolitan Archbishop of Goiânia. The dissertation is divided into three chapters, the first presents historical elements of the Archdiocese of Goiânia, starting with the presence of the first colonizers who reached the region. In the second chapter, the theoretical references are presented: biblical and theological foundations and a sociological overview, using classics of sociology of religion, especially works of Otto Maduro. In the third chapter I try to define in detail why certain specific pastoral acts of Dom Antonio can be considered prophetical, using the references exposed in the previous chapter. Finally, in the conclusion I try to prove the hypothesis presented in the beginning. Considering the historical, social and eclesial circumstance of the Archdiocese, which influenced Dom Antonio in his pastoral activity it is possible to affirm that his action can be characterized as prophetic, using the referentials adopted. Those acts also influenced the historical, social and eclesial formation of the society in which he lived and worked as Archbishop.