Congressman Labels Senator’s Attack on Frei Gilson ‘Religious Persecution’

Overview

• Senator Soraya Thronicke reposted a sermon clip and called Frei Gilson a “false prophet,” accused him of misogyny, and urged the Catholic Church to take “severe measures.”
• Deputy Hélio Lopes then defended the priest and said the senator’s attack was “open religious persecution” that offended the faith of millions.
• The video shows Frei Gilson preaching that men lead the family, citing Genesis 2:18, casting female empowerment as an ideology, and calling a “war of the sexes” diabolic.
• Thronicke’s post drew hundreds of thousands of views and thousands of comments on X, and the priest had not responded publicly in the reports.
• Frei Gilson’s reach on Instagram, YouTube, and music platforms gives the dispute national traction and feeds ongoing battles in Brazil over gender roles and religious authority.