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Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom
of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute
http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical
references, some photographs and documents)
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Roland Francis wrote:
> 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.
Rolland,
Swing on by to my parish this Sunday and hear a good sermon.
And don't you worry, I will take this Sunday off as I have no intention of
risking going down to your parish to hear a lousy sermon.
> My question to myself is:
> 1) Why does the Diocese of Toronto generally not have non-white
> dynamic priests of a high standard? Yes they exist, I have seen lots
> of them in India.
"My question to myself." What in the world is this statement doing on a public
forum?
I am tempted to answer it but, to follow your logic, I would have to start with,
"My answer to myself" is ..........
Mervyn1650Lobo
And here is another Toronto Catholic joke.
A Presbyterian Church, a Baptist Church, an Anglican Church and a Catholic
Church
in Toronto were each overrun with pesky squirrels.
One day, the Presbyterian Church called a meeting to decide what to do
about the squirrels. After much prayer and consideration they determined that
the
squirrels were predestined to be there and they shouldn't interfere with God's
divine will.
In the Baptist Church the squirrels had taken up habitation by the baptismal
pool.
The elders met and decided to put a cover on it and drown the squirrels. The
squirrels
escaped somehow and there were twice as many there the next week.
The Anglican group got together and decided that they were not in a position to
harm
any of God's creations. So, they humanely trapped the squirrels and set them
free a
few miles outside of town. Three days later, the squirrels were back.
But -- the Catholic church came up with the best and most effective solution.
They
baptized the squirrels. Now they only see them on Christmas and Easter .
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