In a hypothetical situation in which my critics found themselves closely related to one of the thousands of boys abused and molested by a deviant priest, here is what they would have said, based on their posts:
R Fernandes of Gulf International Promotions: "All I am saying is that we should not ridicule our religion (for beatifying someone who protected the abuser). My comment: For the record I did not abuse any religion - I just bemoaned the action of beatifying JP II on account of his cover-up. Elvino Rodrigues: "People who are criticizing the protectors of the abuse are all former Catholics who have converted to another sect. Let us ignore them. Joseph Fernandes: Saul of Tarsus (later St Paul) was also a great sinner. Who knows whether he may have also committed such a heinous crime against young men. But remember he was canonized. So why not John Paul II. Lino Dourado: Let us not look at the negative side of the situation. The priest in question is a great educator and is responsible for my young relative getting a first class in the SSC. So what if he abused him? And the cake goes to our Goanet Socrates Dr JC who in his paragraph (f) made the following famous comment: "There are many others in need of attention". Words taken probably from the very mouth of the Cardinal in the Times article who is reported to have abused 2000 boys and who must have said those words after abusing the first 1000 boys, finding he had 1000 more to "pay attention to" OK JC before you fly off the handle I have in jest misquoted you. But only because it is appropriate. For the record, JC meant he supported JP II's beatification but that other candidates are equally deserving.... Roland Toronto. R Fernandes wrote: All I am saying is that we should NOT ridicule our Religion or The head of our Religion on a public forum. It will only provide fuel for the Atheists, non-church-goers and those who are just plain negative. Your paragraph G is very much true and says it all. JC wrote: f: On the basis of what I know of John Paul II's life, I applaud his Beatification. Having noted that, I'd say that there are many others in need of attention.
