Yes, I read that....concentrated power and money and corruption go hand in hand in almost all cases, if not inevitably in all. I wonder if his voice was mesmerizing? Smile.
________________________________ From: John <jr_...@yahoo.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 2:31 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Buddhist Monk on the Lam Emily, This happens in all religious denominations, unfortunately. In Rome, the Italian police recently caught a so-called monsignor for smuggling money for the Vatican or his "friends", perhaps aka the Mafia or Cosa Nostra. They also found he had a lavish apartment in Sicily which contained works of art valued in the millions of euros. The case is still being investigated and we don't know all of the details to date. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@...> wrote: > > "His voice was beautiful, it was mesmerizing. He captivated all of us with > his words," recalled Onsa Yubram, 42. When he ended his sermon and held out > his saffron bag, hundreds of people rushed forward with donations. "His bag > was so full of cash, they had to transfer the money into a big fertilizer > sack. He told us, 'Don't worry, no need to rush. I'll stay here until the > last of you gets to donate.'" > > > ________________________________ > From: John <jr_esq@...> > To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2013 8:44 AM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Buddhist Monk on the Lam > > > > Â > For an ascetic, he had lots of cash and girlfriends. > > http://news.yahoo.com/thailand-riveted-jet-setting-monk-scandal-085447299.html >
