Padre Pinto wins the stage (and the audience) in a show with the essence of Zé Celso

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Padre Pinto wins the stage (and the audience) in a show with the essence of Zé Celso

In 2006, José de Souza Pinto (1947-2019), Father Pinto, became a media phenomenon when he danced dressed as Oxum, the female orixá of African religions, during a mission at Lapinha Parish, in Salvador. Some of the faithful and the traditional wing of the church were outraged, and the uproar increased with a Vatican investigation that removed the clergyman from the community to which he had been dedicated 32 years ago. A controversial and nuanced…