José de Paiva Netto

José de Paiva Netto is a Brazilian writer, journalist, radio broadcaster, composer, and poet. He was born on March 2nd, 1941, in Rio de Janeiro. He serves as the President of the Legion of Good Will (LGW) and as President-Preacher of the Religion of God, of the Christ, and of the Holy Spirit. He is a full member of the Brazilian Press Association (ABI) and the Brazilian International Press Association (ABI-Inter), a member of the National Federation of Journalists (FENAJ), the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the Union of Professional Journalists of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the Union of Writers of Rio de Janeiro, the Radio Broadcasters Union of Rio de Janeiro, the Brazilian Union of Composers (UBC), and the Academy of Letters of Central Brazil. Internationally recognized for his advocacy of human rights, Paiva Netoo is known for developing the concepts of Ecumenical Citizenship and Ecumenical Spirituality, which, in his own words, represent “the cradle of the most generous values born of the Soul, the dwelling place of emotions and of reasoning enlightened by intuition; the atmosphere that embraces everything transcending the ordinary realm of matter and springs from elevated human sensitivity, such as Truth, Justice, Mercy, Ethics, Honesty, Generosity, and Fraternal Love.”