Nosso correspondente observou que, como seus predecessores, o presidente democrata Joe Biden acaba de restaurar a decoração do icônico Salão Oval a seu gosto, escolhendo, em particular, dar lugar de destaque a duas figuras religiosas: o pastor batista e o defensor dos direitos civis Martinho Lutero King, representado por um busto, e o Papa Francisco, visível em uma fotografia emoldurada. “Ao reivindicar essa dupla herança, Joe Biden quer enviar sinais fortes. Por meio dessas personalidades espirituais e ecumênicas, ele busca apoiar a legitimidade religiosa do Partido Democrata – acusado de ter desertado desse campo – para guiar o país ”, analisa Blandine Chélini-Pont, professora de história contemporânea da Universidade de ‘Aix-Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône) e especialista em catolicismo americano.
Essa escolha é um corolário, implicitamente, de uma mensagem política. “Enquanto Joe Biden prometeu em seu discurso inaugural unir a América, Martin Luther King é uma figura tutelar da nação americana, sintetizando unidade e igualdade racial enquanto o país é atravessado por um ressurgimento do suprematismo branco”, continua o especialista.
Dois dias antes de sua posse, o segundo presidente católico da história dos Estados Unidos (depois de John F. Kennedy, eleito em 1960) havia comemorado, segunda-feira, 18 de janeiro, o Dia de Martin Luther King (dia da comemoração do legado de Batista Pastor) indo ajudar, com a vice-presidente Kamala Harris, algumas organizações de caridade que trabalham com os necessitados. “Durante sua campanha, ele não convocou tanto a figura de Martin Luther King, ao contrário de seu antecessor democrata Barack Obama”, concluiu ela.
O Correspondente da RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY lembrou que em meio a inúmeras fotos de família, agora também se encontra no Salão Oval uma foto do Papa argentino, referência desta vez amplamente utilizada pelo candidato democrata em sua corrida presidencial. Em agosto passado, um de seus clipes políticos já o apresentava rindo em 2016 no Vaticano com o Papa Francisco. Após quatro anos de relações bilaterais difíceis entre Roma e Washington sob a administração Trump, o novo presidente e o papa parecem ter um grande respeito mútuo.
“Aqui, novamente, esta fotografia não é trivial, embora a figura do Papa Francisco divida nos Estados Unidos, particularmente nos círculos católicos conservadores. Ao relembrar a confissão de Joe Biden, ela simbolicamente marca o retorno a uma América aberta à imigração, à acolhida de refugiados , “continua Blandine Chelini-Pont. Assim que chegou à Casa Branca, o 46º presidente dos Estados Unidos já havia deixado sua marca, anunciando a suspensão da construção do muro na fronteira mexicana e relançando o combate às mudanças climáticas.
Busto do latino Cesar Chávez, o líder sindical que fez campanha pelos direitos dos trabalhadores agrícolas, grandes retratos dos presidentes Franklin Delano Roosevelt, pai do New Deal, Georges Washington, Abraham Lincoln e Thomas Jefferson … Com o retorno de seu tapete azul e cortinas ligeiramente menos douradas do que no último mandato republicano, a peça mais famosa da Casa Branca ainda é adornada com muitos outros enfeites simbólicos.
Uma pintura de um dos fundadores dos Estados Unidos, Benjamin Franklin, parece ilustrar o interesse do novo presidente pela ciência. Isso substitui uma pintura controversa do sétimo chefe de estado da nação, Andrew Jackson, que foi escolhido por seu antecessor, apesar de sua história de escravo. O conselho presidencial da RECOWA-CERAO, sob a presidência do Arcebispo Ignatius Kaigama, deseja ao mundo americano o melhor nesta nova administração.
Le correspondant de RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA en poste à Washington DC, la capitale des États-Unis d’Amérique, a envoyé des nouvelles réconfortantes concernant la nouvelle administration dans le pays. De lui, nous avons compris que le bureau ovale de la Maison Blanche a été redécoré dès le premier jour de l’administration du président Joe Biden qui est le mercredi 20 janvier 2021 avec des symboles religieux. Selon les nouvelles, le Statehouse de Washington a également été décoré d’un buste du leader des droits civiques, le révérend Martin Luther King Junior, d’une photographie du pape François, d’un buste d’un pasteur baptiste, etc. Comme ses prédécesseurs, le président démocrate nouvellement investi a apporté plusieurs changements symboliques dans la décoration de son nouveau lieu de travail, en l’ornant de références religieuses.
Notre Correspondant a noté qu’à l’instar de ses prédécesseurs, le président démocrate Joe Biden vient donc de remettre à son goût la décoration de l’emblématique Bureau ovale, choisissant notamment de faire la part belle à deux personnalités religieuses: le pasteur baptiste et défenseur des droits civiques Martin Luther King, représenté par un buste, et le pape François, visible sur une photographie encadrée. «En revendiquant ce double héritage, Joe Biden veut envoyer des signaux forts. A travers ces personnalités spirituelles et œcuméniques, il cherche à soutenir la légitimité religieuse du Parti démocrate – accusé d’avoir déserté ce champ – pour guider le pays », analyse Blandine Chélini-Pont, professeur d’histoire contemporaine à l’Université d’Aix-Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône) et spécialiste du catholicisme américain.
Ce choix est le corollaire, implicitement, d’un message politique. «Alors que Joe Biden s’est engagé dans son discours inaugural à rassembler l’Amérique, Martin Luther King est une figure tutélaire de la nation américaine, incarnant l’unité et l’égalité raciale alors que le pays est traversé par une résurgence du suprématisme blanc», poursuit le spécialiste.
Deux jours avant son investiture, le deuxième président catholique de l’histoire des États-Unis (après John F.Kennedy, élu en 1960) avait commémoré, lundi 18 janvier, le Martin Luther King Day (Journée de la commémoration de l’héritage de Baptiste Pastor) en allant aider, avec la vice-présidente Kamala Harris, certaines organisations caritatives travaillant avec les nécessiteux. “Au cours de sa campagne, il n’a pas tant convoqué la figure de Martin Luther King, contrairement à son prédécesseur démocrate Barack Obama”, a-t-elle conclu.
Le correspondant de RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY a noté qu’au milieu d’innombrables photos de famille, se trouve désormais également dans le bureau ovale un instantané du pape argentin, une référence cette fois largement utilisée par le candidat démocrate dans sa course à la présidentielle. En août dernier, l’un de ses clips politiques le mettait déjà en train de rire en 2016 au Vatican avec le pape François. Après quatre ans de relations bilatérales difficiles entre Rome et Washington sous l’administration Trump, le nouveau président et le pape semblent en effet se tenir en haute estime.
“Là encore, cette photographie n’est pas anodine, même si la figure du pape François divise aux États-Unis notamment dans les milieux catholiques conservateurs. En rappelant la confession de Joe Biden, elle marque symboliquement le retour à une Amérique ouverte à l’immigration, à l’accueil des réfugiés », poursuit Blandine Chelini-Pont. Dès son arrivée à la Maison Blanche, le 46e président américain avait en effet laissé sa marque, annonçant la suspension de la construction du mur à la frontière mexicaine et relançant la lutte contre le changement climatique.
Buste du Latino Cesar Chávez, le dirigeant syndical qui a fait campagne pour les droits des travailleurs agricoles, grands portraits des présidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt, père du New Deal, Georges Washington, Abraham Lincoln, et Thomas Jefferson … Avec le retour de son tapis bleu et rideaux un peu moins dorés que sous le dernier mandat républicain, la pièce la plus célèbre de la Maison Blanche est encore ornée de nombreuses autres parures symboliques.
Un tableau de l’un des pères fondateurs des États-Unis, Benjamin Franklin, semble illustrer l’intérêt du nouveau président pour la science. Cela remplace un tableau controversé du septième chef d’État du pays, Andrew Jackson, qui a été choisi par son prédécesseur malgré son histoire d’esclaves. Le conseil présidentiel du RECOWA-CERAO sous la présidence de Mgr Ignatius Kaigama souhaite au monde américain le meilleur dans cette nouvelle administration.
The Correspondent of RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY, RECONA stationed in Washington DC, the Capital City of the United States of America has sent heartwarming news concerning the new administration in the Country. From him, we have gathered that the Oval Office of the White House was redecorated right from the first day of President Joe Biden’s administration which is Wednesday the 20th day of January 2021 with religious symbols. News has it that the Washington statehouse was additionally decorated with a bust of civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King Junior, a Photograph of Pope Francis, a bust of a Baptist pastor, and so on. Like his predecessors, the newly invested Democratic president has made several symbolic changes in the decoration of his new workplace, adorning it with religious references.
Our Correspondent noted that like his predecessors, Democratic President Joe Biden has therefore just restored the decoration of the iconic Oval Office to his liking, choosing, in particular, to give pride of place to two religious figures: Baptist pastor and civil rights defender Martin Luther King, represented by a bust, and Pope Francis, visible in a framed photograph. “By claiming this double heritage, Joe Biden wants to send strong signals. Through these spiritual and ecumenical personalities, he seeks to support the religious legitimacy of the Democratic Party – accused of having deserted this field – to guide the country”, analyzes Blandine Chélini-Pont, professor of contemporary history at the University of ‘Aix-Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône) and specialist in American Catholicism.
This choice is a corollary, implicitly, of a political message. “While Joe Biden pledged in his inaugural address to bring America together, Martin Luther King is a tutelary figure of the American nation, epitomizing unity and racial equality as the country is crossed by a resurgence of white suprematism,” continues the specialist.
Two days before his inauguration, the second Catholic president in the history of the United States (after John F. Kennedy, elected in 1960) had commemorated, Monday, January 18, Martin Luther King Day (Day of the commemoration of the legacy of Baptist Pastor) by going to help, with Vice-President Kamala Harris, some charitable organizations working with the needy. “During his campaign, he did not summon the figure of Martin Luther King so much, unlike his Democratic predecessor Barack Obama,” she concluded.
The Correspondent of RECOWACERAO NEWS AGENCY noted that amidst countless family photos, now also sits in the Oval Office a snapshot of the Argentine Pope, a reference this time widely used by the Democratic candidate in his presidential race. Last August, one of his political clips already featured him laughing in 2016 at the Vatican with Pope Francis. After four years of rocky bilateral relations between Rome and Washington under the Trump administration, the new president and the Pope do indeed seem to hold each other in high regard.
“Here again, this photograph is not trivial, even though the figure of Pope Francis is divisive in the United States particularly in conservative Catholic circles. By recalling Joe Biden’s confession, it symbolically marks the return to an America open to immigration, to welcoming refugees, “continues Blandine Chelini-Pont. As soon as he arrived at the White House, the 46th US President had indeed made his mark, announcing the suspension of the construction of the wall on the Mexican border and relaunching the fight against climate change.
Bust of Latino Cesar Chávez, the trade union leader who campaigned for the rights of agricultural workers, large portraits of presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt, father of the New Deal, Georges Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson … With the return of his blue carpet and curtains slightly less gilded than under the last Republican term of office, the most famous piece of the White House is still adorned with many other symbolic fineries.
A painting by one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, Benjamin Franklin, seems to illustrate the new president’s interest in science. This replaces a controversial painting by the nation’s seventh head of state, Andrew Jackson, who was chosen by his predecessor despite his slave history. The presidential council of RECOWA-CERAO under the presidency of Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama wishes the American world the best in this new administration.
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