Inquisition and religion: Hi Tariq, (contd. part 2) Thanks for responding to my post. I split your two thoughts as I hate reading and writing long posts. Here are my views to your second comment. Gilbert.
Tariq: You seem to presume that the Church and Portuguese King were two completely different entities, having nothing to do with each other. That is not true. Both needed each other (rightly or wrongly) and used each other for their own benefit. While not all followers or leaders of the Catholic faith endorsed the actions of the Portuguese colonial government (like your reference to SFX above), there were enough of those who fully endorsed and encouraged the actions of the Portuguese. Response: Again thank you for using your knowledge of Goan history to know that SFX did not endorse the actions of the Portuguese government unlike the thinking of some current outstanding Goan Catholics. On the contrary SFX's writings show he condemned the corrupt actions of the colonial/military government. Political power and religious power go hand in hand- with limits. Can the Chief Imam and all the mullahs of Baghdad and other Iraqi cities be blamed for the actions of Saddam Hussein? Yes, to the extent that the Chief Imam and other Mullahs did not protest loud enough or did not go on hunger strike (like Gandhi) for the atrocities Saddam committed against the Iraqis, Kurds and Iranians. Similar statements can be said about the Chief and all Rabbis and the Israeli government. Don't you agree that what applies to one religious group also applies to the others? Or is it, that the Catholic Church (followers and leaders) are held to different standards? Of course in Iran it is easy as the Ayatollahs are in charge. But does that reflect on the religion? Good question! Regards, Gilbert ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
