…the text of Greber, especially this figure of the king as a scapegoat, is the Sermon of the Good Thief, by Father Antônio Vieira, which may be my favorite sermon by Vieira, in which he speaks precisely of the question of criminality and reality. He…

…the king as a scapegoat, is the Sermon of the Good Thief, by Father Antônio Vieira, which may be my favorite sermon by Vieira, in which he speaks precisely of the question of criminality and reality. He starts the sermon by saying, It is good that you…

…thieves commit. In the same way, neither the thieves can go to hell without taking the kings with them. This reminded me a lot, Vieira, this issue of the king as a scapegoat, having a role to play. The king is not just a sovereign, a guy who rules,…

…just a sovereign, a guy who rules, and may not, he has a role, he has almost a social function. And the very example that Vieira uses is that of Christ, Christ, as God, was king and Adam, as man, was a thief because he stole the fruit of the Garden…

…robbery of Adam, God himself, king, has to purge the crimes of men on the cross. Anyway, it's just an allegory that Vieira makes. I'm more worried about Vieira than preaching to anyone because I'm not religious myself. And finally, one thing that shocked…

…king, has to purge the crimes of men on the cross. Anyway, it's just an allegory that Vieira makes. I'm more worried about Vieira than preaching to anyone because I'm not religious myself. And finally, one thing that shocked me a lot was why clowns? Why…