----- Original Message ----- From: "Niall McKay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Insights List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 12:36 PM Subject: [Fwd: Re: is pell's cousin important?]
> 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? AL: As I understand it, Pell has responded. Whether that was personally or to the media I don't know, but it appears he has simply affirmed the Vatican's stand on the matter. Allan > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Re: is pell's cousin important? > Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 10:04:49 +1100 > From: aleggett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Niall McKay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Insights List > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Niall McKay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Insights List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:14 AM > Subject: is Pell's cousin important? > > > > > > > > Something much more concerning to me than George Pell's > > cousins' article > > > I agree with you Niall. This is a further step towards Australia going down > the path of GWB's complete dismantling of environmental controls in America. > I read a report on what has happened over there since he took over and its > quite frightening. The EPA has been stripped of its powers and prosecutions > for breaches of regulations have been almost eliminated. Big corporations > are virtually doing whatever they like. > > > http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/01/12/1073877760167.html > > (about kyoto and stuff) > > > > In fact I found the article by Monica whatsername a little hard > > to stomach. I felt like a voyeur reading someone else's mail > > and stopped reading after a couple of paragraphs... > > > > Was it a personal letter? If so I don't want to see it in the newspaper! > > > 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. > > "The following letter was sent to Cardinal George Pell last August, and some > weeks later when no reply was forthcoming, a copy was sent with a covering > letter expressing concerned that he had not received the first one. In > December, I then attempted three times, unsuccessfully, to make contact with > him by phone. > > I decided to make this an open letter to the Cardinal in the hope that by > making it public, it may highlight the difficulties same-sex couples have > even being heard, let alone granted access to the same level of justice as > heterosexual couples." > > > > > > Was it a public letter? If so then don't hype up the fact that you are > > related to a Cardinal... > > > > Niall > > (please be advised that the thoughts above are about the mode of > > communication rather than the content of said communication - which > > I'd prefer not to commment on!) > > > > > > -- > > Niall McKay > > Bathurst City Uniting Church > > 140 William Street Bathurst > > NSW 2795 > > Office Phone: 02 63321197 > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Prophetic words > > "we are against this war, Mr. Bush. Shame on you, Mr. Bush, shame on > > you. And, whenever you've got the Pope and the Dixie Chicks against you, > > your time is up" > > Michael Moore > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > - 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > . > > > > -- > Niall McKay > Bathurst City Uniting Church > 140 William Street Bathurst > NSW 2795 > Office Phone: 02 63321197 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Prophetic words > "we are against this war, Mr. Bush. Shame on you, Mr. Bush, shame on > you. And, whenever you've got the Pope and the Dixie Chicks against you, > your time is up" > Michael Moore > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > - 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 > ------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------------ - 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 ------------------------------------------------------
