Dear Evans, Now you really sound like a Protestant! Is there a name for someone who is in-between being a Catholic and a Protestant? That would describe a lot of Catholics. This Pope has completely stifled all discussion on the topics you have outlined. Catholics mostly are living a different reality from what the conservative teachings say. I did go into the corridors of the Vatican in the year 2000 (not just once, but 3 times!)to canvass for the Joseph Vaz canonization, and went to services, the Papal audience etc. - my overriding impression was that the place was run by white, male, mostly aged or aging clerics, and not one woman in any position of power and decision-making authority,that I could see anyway! It's definitely a bastion of white, aging male (dare I say male menopausal) privilege! They don't speak the ordinary language of you and me.... There's little hope of changing their agenda. Why worry, we can only live our own good life and do good works, and chuckle at the incongruity of it all. Filomena
--- Evans Mendonca <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I refer to, and, applaud Filomena Giese for her > thought provoking articles in the last fortnight or > so > on the subject of Saint Business.Yes there is a lot > of > injustice out there. To speed up the canonization > process & thst too, bypassing others who have been > waiting in the wings in spite of meeting the > required > criteria is not right. With due respect to the > Catholic Church, I think the need of the hour is to > revamp it's canonical laws on a myriad of issues, so > as to keep with the times. This article stems from > my > personal experiences with the Church over the years, > and I don't wish to offend anybody. Some of the > known > issues, (just to name a few) being : > - Inter-religious marriages > - The role of Nuns > - Canonization > - Contraception > - Celibacy > - Infallibility of the Pope > The Catholic Church is slowly losing it's flock and > needs to do something about it..do you reckon? > > Evans Mendonca /Hong Kong > P.S. Im neither a canonist nor a catechist..Im just > a > Catholic !!!! > > ===== > TO TAKE A RISK IS A BIG RISK! > Author: Evans F.J.Mendonca 1984 > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree > > ########################################################################## > # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > # > # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), > and avoid top-posts # > # More details on Goanet at > http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # > # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to > reflect respect to others # > ########################################################################## __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################