Padre Fábio de Melo Confronts Fame, Admits Errors in Televised Sermon

Overview

• Padre Fábio de Melo, whose sermon was televised Sunday from Canção Nova in Cachoeira Paulista, addressed about 40,000 people and said he has been returning to the Church for roughly three years.
• He called being very well known an inferno and said public visibility had started to erode what he holds most sacred in his life as a priest.
• He urged people not to accept every word from religious leaders and said he is worthless as a priest if they do not see Jesus in his life.
• He warned that Brazil is split into two Brasis and asked Christians to reject hate in political arguments during an election year.
• He said he has given up trying to counter online lies, a stance that followed a May 2025 cafeteria price dispute that drew a wave of attacks against him.