Why
highlighting the bad and not
the good is a common habit
in the press in general?
Many will say that readers
like it, and the press just
listens to them. The fact is
that this habit is old and
already in the beginnings of
the codification of
Spiritism it was mentioned
by Allan Kardec, who was a
staunch critic of the
predilection that the
newspapers of the time had
in highlighting the crimes
and the baseness committed
by people. The theme is
examined by Wellington Balbo
in the Special entitled “I
wonder if Kardec is right”,
one of the highlights of
this edition.
Another highlight is the
interview given to us by
Maria Auxiliadora Guimarães
Beranger Henriques, from
Viçosa (MG). Better known as
Dorinha, she, who is a
lawyer and real estate
broker, participates in the
Irmã Scheilla Spiritist
Center, where she works in
study groups and as an
enlightener in a mediumistic
meeting, being also the
current Doctrinal Director
of the institution.
In May 1925, the 1st
Portuguese Spiritist
Congress was held in Lisbon,
whose organizing committee
was chaired by General
Viriato Zeferino Passaláqua,
who, in addition to
presiding over the conclave,
presented two theses:
"Spiritualism and Spiritism"
and "Spiritist Madness", as
it is shown by Ana Moraes in
a special report published
in this issue.
