Hi Cornel,
Happy Easter to you too.
In the spirit of Easter, I will respond to your many posts on the same
questions. If you resurrect my past posts on this subject, I have answered the
two questions and many more, long ago to the best of my ability.
You need to look at my posts and perhaps contemplate on them.
In short here are responses:
1. I do not reconcile the two religious beliefs. AND IT IS PRESUMPTUOUS OF YOU
THINK I DO, EVEN AFTER I HAVE TOLD YOU SO, IN MY PRIOR POST. The Catholic
religion has no caste in its teachings, though some individuals practice it
privately. Please see my 'consensus statement on caste among Goan Catholics'.
And you and others have repeatedly refused to present caste practices WITHIN
THE GOAN CATHOLIC CHURCH TODAY and perhaps if such exists, your practical
remedies.
2. As far as Catholic Goans needing the caste crutch, I went further than you.
I said, "Why do many Goans need and use a crutch for their often pathetic
behavior." Please read my post for the many examples I referred to you in that
reply.
Regards, GL
cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, Gilbert,
There is no catch in my two questions to you at all but just plain
intellectual curiosity.
>
> To repeat the questions, they were:
1) How does one reconcile Catholic belief with Hindu belief in caste?
2) Why do some Catholic Goans need the crutch of caste when the rest can get on
fine without it?
>
> I do want to take your posts seriously Gilbert if you at least try to answer
> the above questions. Equally, I'd be happy if you simply said you were
> unable to answer them and thus bring closure to the above questions this
> Easter. Regards, Cornel
