Agnelo Gomes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
< The church has an obligation not only to speak against moral corruption
but corruption in all areas of our life. The Church CANNOT be a lame witness
to the evils of our politicians with vested interest>
George Pinto noted
<If the above is true, how come Cardinal Ratzinger and JP II dismissed
Liberation Theology? >
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JC response:
I request George to please expand on the above sentence. Would he please
direct me to any official site which clearly defines that Cardinal Ratzinger
and JP II dismissed Liberation Theology?
After observing the happenings and involvement of Catholic priests in Kerala
politics et in Nicaragua, I am glad that the Vatican asked an US member of
Congress, a priest, to make his choice between politics and priesthood.
He too was quite upset at the outset. But after his meetings with ordinary
Catholics in South and Central America, I believe he saw the light.
But, more about that at a later date. For now I'd really be grateful if
George gives us a bit more detail...and his own views on the matter. I hope
he will give us the benefit of his own view on Whether Priests should be
Involved in Partisan Politics? and Whether, the experiences of the
involvements in Central and South America were beneficial ones.
I am also interested in Fr. Gomes' assertion. In light of that, I'd like to
ask Fr. Gomes How often he preached (after all that is where this thread
started) and when, about:
1. The Sex Abuse Scandal and the Cover up
2. Poverty
3. Health Care
4. Violence
5. Death by Murder
and IF and When he wrote to his Bishops about any of the above matters
It is an open ended set of questions which do not necessarily need to be
answered.
But if there is dialogue, I'd like to bring in the politics of Hindutva and
the lessons learnt from that destructive mess.
sincerely
jc
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