Monday 24 March 2014

a deaf ear...

To
The Archbishop

Even after having been repeatedly given a deaf ear, am writing this note to let you know of some seriously troubling developments, in case you are not yet aware of them, or … It may not go well with the diocese, its image and good name and that hurts very much…


1.   The other day one of our advocates in our office had shown me a complaint by a woman against a ‘priest’ of our diocese. That was given by the said priest in order to engage one of our advocates to defend him… One can more or less guess as to the possible fall out in a court of justice by way of evidence and other proceedings.


2.  Another of our priests has seemingly filed a complaint few weeks back in a police station regarding an anonymous letter and has seen to it that some of his parishners were implicated and were brought to the police station and has threatened them there with severe consequences. Probably that also may come to the court in due time. It may not be to his taste and he may have to defend matters threadbare when people would rather be forced to bring them to the attention of the court. There is yet another relevant saying in this regard: ‘Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones!’


Hope, you won’t let this slip out of control this time like the litigation on the church construction at Vettucaud and so on. ‘A stitch in time saves nine.’


Act urgently to save those concerned and ultimately the diocese. One can’t stand helpless in such situations. There should be a damage control mechanism. Have some genuine moral authority over our priests at least. They need to be brought to toe the line and let them be models to the faithful and others or else let them honestly keep out.


Consumerist culture is seemingly very prevalent among our priests. They are worse, I think, than the corrupt politicians who would one day be answerable to the public at the polls or to the courts of justice. They seem to be very much after money, comfort, conveniences, power and position. Spirituality is rather misunderstood with ostentatious liturgy having least concern for the Word of God properly interpreted. Singing and other theatrics to impress upon the poor faithful looks like a box office formula!


After the Platinum Jubilee and Synod, let us have a relook into the authenticity of our priests which invariably has a direct impact on the life of the people of God.


Ignoring many vital issues of the people, priests are rather preoccupied with construction of churches, shrines, halls and rectories! In so doing they trample with the history and antiquity of our faith and all that represent it. It is an affront to the poverty of the ‘anawim’ of Yahweh. 


A reply is expected expediently so as to try other alternatives if needed to contain possible spill outs. 


Thanking you,


pancretius.
1st June 2013


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