This was written before the new pope was elected GL responds: Thanks for your response and keeping it rational and civil.
IF ... IF... IF there are "blatant injustices" that have been "ignored", is not someone responsible? Who within the India / Goa context would be more responsible than the local Cardinal? After beating-up on the 'abstract Church', you are praising the leaders. After reading your's and others' posts about Goa and India, and based on that information, the last person one would recommend for a leadership role in our universal church is a Goan or and Indian. And that should be the other side of YOUR COIN. So my quetions to you are: Are you trying to have it both ways? Are many of our posts to just make a subject controversial so that we pump our chest and beat-up on others? - especally when they are not there to defend themselves. It is said the character-trait of a Goan is to be divisive (among ourselves) - aka CRAB Regards George Pinto Cardinal Dias, for all his limitations, is not the cause of some of the issues I have highlighted in the past regarding the Goa Catholic Church and Church in general. We all have our limitations and drawbacks. We need to work for reform and progress and not deny or ignore blatant injustices wherever they occur - even in the church. If elected, I think Cardinal Dias will bring more justice to the church and that will be a good thing. Regards, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: After reems of posts telling us that the Goan Chruch and the Catholic Church in general reeks and stinks on multiple issues, you are now making a good case for a Goan Pope. And telling us what a good job and resume Cardinal Ivan Dias has done.
