Is this the same gentleman ex-priest who rushed up to me belligerently at
the Goan Association meeting/picnic on June 19, 2005 at Orchard Beach in the
Bronx and screamed in front of the assembled membership "I'll f--k you!" for
questioning the propriety of railroading the constitution with a sham
election and with no other provocation from me whatsoever? Was this
exhuberance on his part because he was seeking the position of president for
himself instead of the "konknno" I was backing? If so, he is some gentleman
ex-priest in true Christian tradition!
And while we're on the subject, would the poster care to tell us why the "ex
priest" defrocked himself by leaving the ministry?
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mervyn Lobo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <goanet@goanet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 1:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Re: Is the term "defrocked" derogatory?
Peter D'Souza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thanks, Mervyn. The dictionary definition doesn't
seem to support your
basic contention. While it's not a matter of pride
for anyone who's been
through it (the process of defrocking), it seems
like a purely technical description.
http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?gwp=13&s=defrocked
de·frock (dÄ"-frÅk')
tr.v., -frocked, -frock·ing, -frocks.
1. To strip of priestly privileges and functions.
2. To deprive of the right to practice a
profession.
3. To deprive of an honorary position.
Peter,
Your question did not come out of the blue.
You brought up the query AFTER Cris Vaz/Joy Braganza
described someone as "defrocked."
The person being labelled a "defrocked" priest is
actually an ex-priest. There is a difference. Everyone
who has met the ex-priest, describes him as the
perfect gentleman.
Chris Vaz/Joy Braganza is perfectly aware that the
ex-priest has not been "defrocked." To label him
"defrocked" when he is not, is derogatory.
Mervyn3.0
"The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their
right names." - Chinese proverb -
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