Two brief comments re your posts. Was Sunday mass attendance not made
obligatory under the risk of mortal sin so as to ensure that money could be obtained via the collection tray, and was not the concept of 'buying' indulgences for now or the after life a means of sustaining Church coffers?
Just a thought as to why you may not specifically have paid your priest, up
front, for your last Sunday mass service! Different businesses have diferrent ways of raising money surely.
On another point re the often made comment on India and China becoming economic superpowers in the near future, I feel that India has much to learn from China regarding the production of quality goods. Years ago, I used to get really upset when non Indians, said that India produced shoddy goods. I am afraid I think they were right in many cases. My experience over the years has been that Indian made merchandise falls apart fairly soon after purchase. This may be because the idea of a repair man, round the corner, still exists and despite labour costs being similar in both countries. However, when goods are made in China for export, they are made to last trouble-free for a while. China is today the workshop of the world because of its attention to quality from the humble calculator to the sophisticated camera, electrical equipment, and the upper range Mercedes Benz saloon. In contrast, an expensive clock made in India will need repairs within a year in my experience and be best thrown out. As an Indian, it really pains me to say this but I wish this was not so.
Cornel
