Dear
Archbishop,
You seem to
give a deaf ear to my communications, the last of which was entrusted to your
VG to be handed over to you. That was on my rightful wages for sustenance for
the services rendered. You seem to play with, if not deny my livelihood which
certainly is not your concession, but my right.
If at all one
offers anything, it should be done so freely, not on demand like the‘Missa pro
populo.’ Every act of a priest, especially his prayers, not Eucharistic
celebration alone, must be for the people entrusted to him. A labourer is
entitled for his wages before the sun goes down. You have failed miserably in
the test of a ‘faithful and wise steward whom the master will set over his
household to give them their portion of food at the proper time.’ Being a livelihood issue, you should have acted
upon expediently.
Not that I do
not know of your inactive, if not insensitive ‘tactics’. If only you knew the
meaning and import of the saying: ‘A stitch in time saves nine.’ You have done
enough damages to many priests, parishes and the diocese even.
You may not
understand what ‘a hand to mouth’ living means. You seem to be born with ‘a
silver spoon in mouth’ for such ones everything is provided on a golden
platter. Added to this, you seem to be ‘more catholic than the pope’ even! With
your kind of ‘spirituality’ ruin whatever remains still with the blessings of
your lieutenants, the ‘yes men’ courtiers.
Don’t warm
yourself in the thought of remaining quiet for long seemingly fooling the
entire diocese minus your courtiers. The day is not far when you will be forced
to answer for all of your grievous omissions which have hurt the diocese
irrecoverably. That will be a cursed day for you without many to support you.
There is still
time to repent and mend your ways and win the lost ones for whom Jesus, the
good shepherd exemplarily left the ninety nine in the wilderness. [2.3.13]
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