Absolutely, the main focus should be THE CHILDREN and we should not lose sight of that.
In the very next line talking about the Church being a ludicrous involvement, is again an attempt to derail the focus. I don't know how others view it, but I respectfully and vehemently disagree. Of course, my pleasures, satisfactions, feelings and whatever IT is that motivates me is a big deal. Or else I (speaking for my self) may not have taken part. With the focus back on THE CHILDREN, we should accept help from what ever quarters, without discrimination, as long as those right there on the front line in the hot seat like M&M, Yvonne and who ever else, feel that the contributions are solely with the intent to benefit THE CHILDREN. THE CHILDREN are yearning for help, it makes no difference whether it comes from Pakistan, Bangladesh, UK, USA.........as long as it is attested to be good and healthy. There have been very few responses. This is not rocket science and Mario/Yvonne who deal with this situation almost daily have already expressed the urgency and need, start with one counsellor and move on. There should be a set time line to talk the talk and then begin the walk. Quentin ________________________________ From: dilip dacruz <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, May 14, 2010 4:05:31 PM Subject: RE: [SALIGAONET] Saligao-related issues Would I be seen as being patronising if I reiterated that this is about the children? It is not about the church, not about me or my pleasure, not about us, and not about our faith or our feelings. It is absolutely ludicrous for a childline and child support structures to have an affiliation with the church in view of all that has happened. Period. Surely everyone agrees with that? I would love to comment on all the other stuff - and I have loads to say - but to do so would be to remove the focus from the children, so I wont. [email protected] ________________________________ Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 16:38:28 -0700 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SALIGAONET] Saligao-related issues To: [email protected] I guess we all know about anger, disappointment, and so on......as we must all have our own experiences of the same. Right now, those are precisely the emotions that are uppermost, as people try to deal with the pretense and secrecy that helped this "dark secret" to grow to such proportions. Incidentally, getting the anger out is also a vital part of any genuine healing process. No matter how people try to justify the behaviour of the perpetrators, the fact remains that they were being protected, when the victims who were actually the ones who required the protection received none. I guess the church cannot undo the wrongs it has done. It can only try to heal, as much as it can, the enormous amount of hurt and damage that has been inflicted so far. Patsy ________________________________ From: Quentin Coelho <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thu, May 13, 2010 9:55:16 AM Subject: Re: [SALIGAONET] Saligao-related issues There are a lot of us who take great pleasure in this unpleasant situation, unfortunately that's human nature, one only has to see what news gets the highest rating. Truth will prevail. What we feel is true today may not be tomorrow. What is dark ? What is light? An owl and I view it differently. Again if I believe in something I will find all the reasons, if not, I have all the excuses. The sore needs to be dealt with, but there is a whole intricate body full of blood vessels and nerves out there which should not be taken for granted or ignored. Then there are those that are knowledgeable or righteous that take care of it expeditiously, on the other hand the unscrupulous for their own personal gain fester it for as long as it can be milked or out of ignorance. Criticism can be constructive/healing or destructive/vindictive. Quentin ________________________________ From: Patricia Nazareth <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, May 12, 2010 6:03:41 PM Subject: Re: [SALIGAONET] Saligao-related issues As Dilip correctly says.....it gives us all absolutely no pleasure whether we are reading this news or forwarding it to others. But, sooner or later, the truth in any sordid situation does come to light - and, unfortunately, with a ferocity that matches the length of time it has been hidden. In my opinion, keeping a festering sore tightly bandaged up and concealed will in no way help it to heal; and unfortunately this is what has been happening for too long with the Paedo-priest infection in our church, so now that it's out in the open, the spewing of all that has been pent up for so long is unstoppable. Patsy ________________________________ -- This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. 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