Sorry for this delayed response. I think this item does need our attention. Of course, from the article, there is not enough information available why the Archbishop has not supported the clergy. There is a hint that the Church does not wish to involve itself as being involved in electoral politics, in the sense that it will actively campaign for a particular candidate in a constituency, or ask the members of the Church to vote for a particular candidate.
However, in the larger sense, what some members of the clergy are doing is correct. For example, there is a general statement that one should not vote for a corrupt candidate. This makes an assumption that people vote in such a way deliberately, or that people have an option. What the members of the clergy are doing is to tell the people who is not a corrupt candidate, and so give people an informed choice. I personally would like to hear more about the views of the both sides in the Church. Sachin Phadte _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
