In a free democracy every citizen has a right to run for election and be
involved politically. So a priest being a citizen enjoys that right. However, I
have the following questions/reservations:
1. If a priest becomes a president or a prime minister, or assumes a position
of power in a
Should the Church and the Priests Dabble in Politics?
YES. Why? Let us examine briefly what is the role of the Church and
the priests in society.
What is Church? Or better: Who is the Church? What is religion?
By and large people have some funny and fuzzy notions of what the
Church is, and its
On 8 December 2011 17:19, basilio Monteiro basilio.monte...@gmail.comwrote:
Should the Church and the Priests Dabble in Politics?
YES. Why? Let us examine briefly what is the role of the Church and
the priests in society.
COMMENT: That was a nice powerful piece; Had the Church not
The word dabble is a loaded word. It presumes ab initio that the priest
is doing something wrong by being where he is not meant to be. How would we
respond to a question such as: should the common man dabble in the
elections? (We would think this is a bizarre question, and rightly so.)
My views
2011/12/8 Frederick FN Noronha फ्रेडरिक नोरोन्या *فريدريك نورونيا
fredericknoro...@gmail.com
My views are as under:
* Popes, sadhus, Rasputins, St Joan of Arcs and men and women of the garb
in diverse religious faiths have long dabbled in politics. In colonial
times, the archbishop of
basilio Monteiro wrote:
Should the Church and the Priests Dabble in Politics?
In public life PRUDENCE is an important virtue, which is unfortunately
in short supply. It is a legitimate question that people must raise
when priests get prominently involved in the political life of the
