[A letter intended
for the archbishop, but not going to send and he is used to not responding to
any such, a good for nothing attitude! 15th Feb ‘13]
Church claims to be a
theocracy wherein the ‘authority’ don’t seemingly mind the people! But they conveniently
forget the scriptural exhortation to no less a person than Samuel: “…hearken to
their voice’! It is always better to consider a wider view than one person’s
decision, however wise he was. (I Sam 8:1-9)
Yesterday’s (Friday,
February 15, 2013) Hindu, in its OP-ED page brought an article on Rahul
Gandhi’s projection to be the Prime Minister of India sooner than later by
Vivek Katju. Some pertinent point for pondering for any ‘ruler’ was there and
am taking the freedom to quote it in the church context. “…It is of utmost
importance for a leader to keep his ears open at all times to the ‘voice of the
people’ and to ensure that it reaches him without the filter of those who
surround him. However, it is equally important for him to sense what they hold
in their hearts and do not articulate out of fear of authority. Such fear is
not confined to dictatorships and despotic regimes. It exists in democratic
(here theocratic) systems too. Nowhere is this fear more evident than in the
hesitation to openly speak on matters concerning the actual or perceived
wrongdoing by the members of a leader’s family (team). …How he deals with them
would be the … test of leadership, for it would set its moral tone and test how
much one values probity in public life.
… in the absence of
competent and honest regulatory mechanisms, economic (for that matter any
growth) has been accompanied by extraordinary corruption in the area of the
country’s (church’s) natural resources, especially land.
…It would be terribly
misleading to think that the people overlook these issues and do not care. They
watch the wrongdoings with a sense of hurt and despair at the injustice of it
all. When they see growing disparities, their feelings turn to anger which
occasionally manifests itself on the streets or in elections.”
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