On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 11:36:13 +1000, Niall wrote: >AL: >I think this is a buit hard on Monica. I can empathise with her frustration >that Pell refused to respond to her attempts to communicate with him and >that this was a final way of getting a response. > >NM: >Actually the comment I made was more about the Sydney Morning HErald >publishing this letter... I am sure the author's feelings and >experiences are sincere - I just don't believe that this was the >right forum... and may have done more dis-service than service. Do >you reckon he's gonna respond now?
Actually he did respond. In yesterday's SMH, Freya Petersen wrote: "Cardinal Pell yesterday gave a short statement to the Herald saying: The church's views are well known and will not change. I support them. In these situations the first 11 verses of Chapter 8 of St John's Gospel give food for thought. [This is the account of the woman taken in adultery, where Jesus said "let him who is without sin cast the first stone".] "I wish Monica well and acknowledge the contribution she has made. I continue to regret the path she has chosen." FP omits to mention Jesus' instruction to the woman herself: "Go and sin no more" - which seems to be a common oversight these days. So, to link it with another current thread, there is a problem with hermeneutics in all this: "What is the Bible - or God through the Bible - actually saying to us today?" Shalom, Sue Sue Bolton Sydney, Australia ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------
