--- Joe Vaz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > An indebt analysis of your earlier posts will reveal your intentions and > mannerism in depicting the Church as being �sexists� and �racist�.
The Catholic Church is 1.1 billion Catholics and not just the Vatican. I have rarely, if ever, referred to the entire church in my comments. I am aware there are many non-sexist, non-racist Catholics so the issue does not rise of me "depicting the Church as being �sexists� and �racist�". Again, please do not mischaracterize my views. > I was very disturbed that you, Please do not be disturbed. I would even suggest to delete my posts before reading them. > as an intelligent individual, Wrong again. I have intellectual limitations too numerous to mention. > could not decipher why God is referred to as �Father� by Catholics. Again, did you read Fr. Ivo's post on God as mother too? Please look at the archives. > Your animosity and vendetta against the Church and Vatican is rampant This is your opinion which you are welcome to have. I suspect it is based on a catechism class understanding of the world. If you think my views are radical, you obviously have not read some contemporary Catholic theologians. They make me look very conservative (although I am not a theologian). > George, is the Vatican also responsible for continuously (yet > democratically) electing a �white� President so far, in your adopted country > the USA? I see no connection with the topic being discussed. > Personally, the color or race of the Church leader does not (and will not) > weaken my faith. The issue is not your faith. No offense meant, but I don't care about your faith which is a personal matter. I am interested in justice and how honors like Popes and Saints are distributed unevenly in an institution and also how power structures confine women to second class status. > Did you ever make an attempt to have a balanced (unbiased) view, and tell > your > audience/s that the Church has also significantly contributed for the good > of humanity worldwide? I note you have been silent and not spoken out adversely against anything regarding these issues. Have you ever tried to have a balanced view? Why the double-standard? > Neither is the Church in the business of creating pedophiles, nor is it > (Church) promoting the same. Pedophiles exist in other denominations, > religions, and nations as well. So the logic is: if other denominations do it, then priests are to be excused? > Singling out the Catholic Church for a severe public bashing isn�t right. Have you spoken out even once against this issue on this forum? Once? > Undoubtedly, the Priests should be held to higher standards and discipline. I do not believe priests have to be held to a higher standard. They are human, like the rest of us. > Yes, there have been some �bad apples� within the Church, but that does not > mean that we paint all the rest of the priests with the same brush. I have consistently maintained that the less than 1% are giving the rest a bad name. In fact I wrote to the Arch. of Goa to publicly state something so not all priests are treated as guilty. > Needless to say, the horrific acts perpetuated by these priests are > condemnable and inexcusable. I don�t think the Vatican is covering up this > stigma, but is finding ways to remedy the situation. The Vatican is remedying the situation?! Is this the comedy part of your post? Tell that to the victims and see their response. Many of them want to see Cardinal Law of Boston jailed. See what they say about JPII and Pope Benedict XVI on this matter. > So too, one may not criticize the Church on a selective and biased basis; > it�s only fair > that you touch or consider all aspects of the Church and for what it stands. When you offer public criticism, I will consider you have a balanced view. Regards, George
