{"id":299742,"date":"2023-03-04T15:04:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T19:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=299742"},"modified":"2023-03-05T10:32:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T14:32:47","slug":"father-brancker-john-expresses-concerns-about-emerging-carnival-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/carnival-2023\/father-brancker-john-expresses-concerns-about-emerging-carnival-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Father Brancker John expresses concerns about emerging Carnival trends"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_299744\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-299744\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-299744\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Brancker-John-.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"690\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-299744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fr. Brancker John<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Catholic priest, Brancker \u2018Brakes\u2019 John, has raised concerns in regard to sexually explicit material and semi-nudity or complete nudity during the 2023 Carnival season.<\/p>\n<p>His comments came while speaking as a guest on the Creole HeartBeat Programme aired on DBS Radio on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>The programme, which was hosted by broadcaster creole enthusiast and radio announcer Leroy \u2018Wadix\u2019 Charles, focused on the celebration of Lent by the Catholic community. The Lenten season represents a time of introspection and, as the church, members are called to examine themselves and see where they have failed the community in that respect.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a time to proclaim the message of salvation,&#8221; Fr. John remarked. \u201cWe have to take a stance. There are some people who do not take part in carnival anymore because of that. They are not comfortable anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cSo it seems there has to be that mass movement of right-thinking people who say Carnival has to be different, so it\u2019s either we do something different with it or about it or have a separate type of enjoyment somewhere else in some other way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cBut you see, this degradation of the human person, the influx of cannabis and the increase in alcohol consumption and [sexually] explicit material, these are the symptoms of a bigger problem, especially in regards to the sexually explicit material and semi-nudity or complete nudity. This is a result of a silent volcano that has been erupting for some time and we haven\u2019t been paying attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The young Catholic clergyman believes that seismic activity has been there and if people pay attention to the Carnival videos during the 70s, 80s, 90s compared to the 2000s and presently, they will notice a vast difference in how people dressed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe songs, they didn\u2019t just become sexual or explicit overnight\u2026it was slipping into our culture early and we were not paying attention,\u201d Fr. John noted. \u201cNow the volcano is erupting full-blown in our face and that silent volcano has a word: it&#8217;s pornography.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He described pornography as highly sexualized material and images meant to encourage lust, \u201dand it\u2019s demonic,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany people struggle with pornography, and right now what we are seeing is the case of, from the [abandonment] of the heart the mouth is speaking. This has been happening for many years behind closed doors, silently, quietly. Now it is overflowing\u2026,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is a crisis and until we get a hold of pornography those things will continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Fr. John, he reminded his congregation at Church on the Sunday before Carnival that they are children of God and are created in the image and likeness of God.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are children of God, we are created in the image and likeness of God and we must remember that,\u201d he said. \u201cTo remember that you are called to be the temple of the Holy Spirit, so that doesn&#8217;t mean you cannot enjoy yourself on Carnival Monday and Tuesday\u2026but you don\u2019t desecrate the temple of the Holy Spirit on the street or anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He told them to remember who they are. \u201cHave fun yes, but have fun in a way that speaks to who you are as a human being and as a Child of God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Fr. John said in order to find a solution to the problem, one of the things that has to happen is that the church has to change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChurch has to go now to the homes, to where the people are gathered, to wherever the people are assembled, on the block, so that you can communicate goodness, you can communicate God and you can communicate love,\u201d he explained. \u201cAnd then, hopefully, maybe that will draw them back into the four walls [of the church] where the formal worship will happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He went on to say that the church has not been as vocal as it ought to be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did a self-examination of myself and asked why is it that I am not as vocal as I should be? And when I examine myself in that respect, it is because I don\u2019t want to upset some people,\u201d he explained. \u201cWhen we are silent on certain things it\u2019s because we do not want to rock the boat; we don\u2019t want to make some people upset.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fr. John stated that the church is supposed to be the watchman, the security officer, \u201cand the watchman stands on the tower and he sees what is coming from a distance&#8230;he [is] supposed to tell the people when trouble is coming\u2026and the steps we have to take to avoid the trouble. And that is the job of the church.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned also that Ash Wednesday and the Lenten season are supposed to, \u201ccause us to reflect on our journey, our walk with God, and if there is something in my life that is not right I\u2019m supposed to examine myself and the Lord gave me that season, the Lenten season, 40 days to examine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said it\u2019s also a reminder to everyone that one day, \u201cwe will die.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis one day I will die, I am mortal, this should really humble me. This should cause me to think about what I am doing, what I am saying, what I am thinking to avoid hypocritical behavior,\u201d Fr. John explained.<\/p>\n<p>Meantime, during a press conference held this week, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit raised concerns in regard to the musical lyrics of musicians in Dominica.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are concerns with regards to the lyrics that are now becoming the trend in the region, Dominica included,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to say that one has to appreciate that we are living in a society where these songs are not only exposed to adults but they are also exposed to children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I think that we have a duty to protect children from certain words and expressions,\u201d he indicated.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Skerrit revealed that his government intends to engage the music community in Dominica on the issue to get people to appreciate and understand the need for them to move away from those kinds of lyrics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt concerns me, it concerns us, I believe it concerns the majority of people, but we need to exchange [with] the stakeholders on that, and that we will do very soon,\u201d the Prime Minister declared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Catholic priest, Brancker \u2018Brakes\u2019 John, has raised concerns in regard to sexually explicit material and semi-nudity or complete nudity during the 2023 Carnival season. 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