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Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subject: Fw: The Church & Casteism > > Hi, All! > >> The Catholic Church is simultaneously both a Divine Institution and a >> Human one. As a Human Institution, she is imperfect and, depending on >> some of her misled leaders, made, like others, a lot of mistakes >> especially when she has unheeded their conscience or the guidance of >> the >> Holy Spirit. Moreover, we must bear in mind that human beings are >> imperfect -- whether they be theologians or Princes of the Church. >> >> Despite these errors, the Church has for the most part been a shining >> beacon > in a bad, mad, sad world in which we live. Today, although a >> ministate, the > Vatican continues to wield an influence -- political >> and >> socioeconomic + spiritual -- among not only Catholics but also among >> others of other Faiths, e.g., Jews, Muslims, Zoraroastrians, Buddhists, >> Hindus + even atheists, agnostics or freethinkers. >> >> Re: political influence: prior to the Iraq War, Pope John-Paul II send >> 3 Cardinals to plead for peace: 1 to the UK, the 2nd 1 to the USA and >> the 3rd to Bagdad. The 1st 2 were sent home packing but Saddam >> Hussein's Government treated the 3rd Cardinal more cordially than >> London >> or Washington.. We all know that this gesture from the Vatican was >> unsuccessful but the greatest hospitality came from a non-Christian >> Government and a Muslim country. >> >> Today even China has pragmatically realized the part of paramount >> importance the Vatican plays in world affairs and respects her for this >> and therefore seeks bilateral ties with the Catholic Church. Don't be >> taken by surprize if in the near future "Communist" China and the >> Vatican >> establish diplomatic ties --with the PRC sending an Ambassador to Rome >> and the Holy See sending a Papal Nunio to Beijing. >> >> Casteism is a heresy on which Hinduism is founded and it is so >> virile that some Brahmin Catholics are contaminated by it and continue >> to contribute to this perverse Hindu 'doctrine' . However, with >> intermarriage and globalization, the days of Casteism are limited. Yes, >> little by little the world is becoming better and better. Let's hope the >> revolution in thinking and ethics is expedited. Goa can take a lead in >> this process. >> >> Martinho > > A HAPPY FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY! > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- **** http://www.GOANET.org **** --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow the online presence of the Museum of Christian Art, Old Goa Contacts: Tel: +91 832 2285299 Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://christianartmuseum.goa-india.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------