the group now organized, lock arms with a drop of the pastor of the church, which is to make a series of these requirements to concede to the same space at the site. one of those requirements was that the congadeiros really embrace the catholic faith. accepting the request of the priest they baptized, received first eucharist, crismaram and those who were cohabiting, married in the church. another requirement was that the congadeiros had active participation in religious ceremonies, just like that, the party would have some relationship with the church. thus the catholic church tried to erase their black african religious heritage, yet the congadeiros although "catholics" did not fail to keep their ancestral practices, even if secretly.