Very well put, Eddie. Few have the wisdom or courage to document the facts as you have done. You speak for the dead and the dying. I stand with you.
_____ shiraz > On 29 Nov 2018, at 17:02, Eddie <gdig...@btinternet.com> wrote: > > Mr Argham, you seem to be unduly moved by Pope Francis's outpouring of > concern for the family. > He uses well chosen words to sway the emotions: 'emotional health, > purification of the spirit, liberation of the heart...' > 'Evil is a poison that intoxicates and kills.' [can these be translated into > Konkani?] > > SO WHY DOES HE ALSO NOT MENTION THE EVIL EPIDEMIC OF CHILD SEX ABUSE BY > THOUSANDS OF HOLY CATHOLIC PRIESTS who destroyed so many families round the > world? > WHY DID HE HIMSELF NOT TAKE A FIRMER LINE IN DISCIPLINING SUCH PRIESTS? > And the children included those forcibly taken from their non-white (native) > parents into boarding schools (in Canada, Australia, Pacific Islands, etc) > And Pope Francis should also apologise for the HISTORIC INJUSTICES to the > native of the Americas and elsewhere. It started with Catholic Christopher > Columbus's brutal treatment of the natives, followed by hordes of Euro > 'settlers' who took over the Americas and went on a spree of massacres and > land grab. > For example, the Spanish forced the natives to mine the silver in Potosi > (Bolivia) and transport to Spain. Ten million natives died from the back > breaking labour. Similar with gold shipments. > In the Pope's adopted country, Argentina, the Spanish & Italian settlers went > on horseback and systematically massacred the natives. (This was recorded by > Darwin while on his voyage in the ship Beagle.) As a result, Argentina has a > surprisingly few native Indians to be found. I twice wrote to Pope Francis to > comment on this but there was no reply. > > Note how the Popes viewed early colonialism: > 1) Pope Leo X, presented King Manuel (Portugal) with a sword in 1515 with the > words:"Receive this warlike sword in your victorious hands. With this, you > will wage wars under the most happy auspices… May you use your force and > power against the infidels…having received through this gift the help of > heaven, you may bring back abundant spoils and triumphs.” > > 2) It was the dissolute Alexander VI whose Bull of 1493 gave Spain and > Portugal the right for “barbarous nations (to) be invaded and brought to the > faith”. He took it upon himself to divide the New World between Spain and > Portugal. > Pope Alexander reportedly used the first gold brought from the Americas to > decorate the ceiling of Santa Maria Maggiore. > > 3) Alexander’s reign was known for its orgies. One of the more spectacular > ones was organised by his son Cesare on 31 October 1501. The pope was the > only other male invited. His daughter Lucrezia was present. 50 of Rome’s top > prostitutes danced a striptease before the two men, finally flopping naked > around the pope’s table and scrambling for chestnuts thrown to them by the > Borgias. > The pope loved his children. With his ill-gotten wealth, he could offer them > the best education. He also officiated at their weddings. > One can go on. > ----------------------------------------------- > WILL ANY POPE COMMENT HONESTLY ON THE MANY SHAMEFUL EPISODES OF CATHOLIC > CHURCH HISTORY? > > Eddie > ==================================================== > > -----Original Message----- From: Devak Argham > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2018 2:19 PM > To: goanet@lists.goanet.org > Subject: FAMILY, PLACE OF FORGIVENESS ... > > Please look at the speech that was read yesterday by the Pope. > Regardless of religion, see how Pope Francis has beautifully written > about the family. > > FAMILY, PLACE OF FORGIVENESS ... > > © There is no perfect family. > © We do not have perfect parents, we are not perfect, > We do not marry a perfect person or we do not have perfect children. > © We have complaints from each other. > © We are constantly disappointed. > © There is no healthy marriage or healthy family without the exercise of > forgiveness. > © Forgiveness is vital to our emotional health and spiritual survival. > Without forgiveness, the family becomes an arena of conflict and a > fortress of evil. > © Without forgiveness, the family becomes sick. > © Forgiveness is the asepsis of the soul, the purification of the spirit and > the liberation of the heart. > He who does not forgive does not have peace in his soul or communion with > God. > © Evil is a poison that intoxicates and kills. > etc etc
