On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 11:26 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I would like to personally thank him and together with him extend my > concern of racism as I see - even with the ruthless catholic bishops > against powerless priests of brown/dark skin.
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 08:26:34 -0400 From: Roland Francis <[email protected]> I myself believe that racism exists in the Catholic Church. I may be wrong about this as I have mentally made a set of assumptions that could be proved wrong. For example Toronto is almost racism free. Yet I am always left wondering why the more wealthy parishes who have a mostly white congregation always have white pastors and assistants. These clerics are well spoken, give good sermons and are excellent communicators. These parishes rarely have a non-white pastor. Then there are the rest of the parishes who have mostly non-white parishioners. These churches invariably have Indian, Sri Lankan, Filipino and other white priests whose primary language is not English. I would like some feedback from other Canadian Goanetters to say I am wrong. I would be happy if it is confirmed that all the above is a figment of my imagination. Mario wonders: Hey, Roland, Casteism is just as bad as racism, and we all know it exists among Goan Catholics and the Goan Catholic Church, so racism may exist as well since the Catholic culture has tacitly accepted the principle of discrimination based on the accident of birth. Secondly, how do you unequivocally say that Toronto is free of racism, and in the very next sentence start describing what you believe to be racism in Toronto? Finally, why are you laboring under unsubstantiated assumptions? Since you live in Toronto, why don't you just call the Bishop's office and ask him? Let him have it. Isn't he your shepherd? That's what he's paid the big bucks for. I'm told my local Bishop cringes when told I'm on the line:-)) Roland wrote: Lastly, Father Diogo, I would like you to describe some actual experiences of racism you have experienced since you have in a way started this thread. Mario adds: Yeah! Let's hear some specific examples from an Indian priest who comes from a land that invented discrimination, and where many Catholics, including Catholic priests, believe in institutionalized discrimination in the form of casteism. I'd also like to know what Fr. Diogo thinks about casteism among Goan Catholics, over 400 years after most of our ancestors became Catholics.
