To
The Archbishop
Dirty linens
going public…
Even after
having been repeatedly given a deaf ear, am writing this confidential 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.
One
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 thread bare 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 should not 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. 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 with 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.
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