Doesn’t really address the issue does it? A so-called religious who manages to alienate dozens of users who no longer post here because of him. He’s allowed to hurt users, insist he is always right, patronize, alienate, pass judgement, but because I criticize him, I have to deliver my head on a plate. I think this forum needs a very serious wake-up call - **WHY ARE DOZENS OF POSTERS **telling me that they hate it and won’t post here anymore? I would respect Religious and Priests and Rabbis only when they earned it - this character doesn’t and should have been banned if the Mods were doing their job properly. Which is why I have left.
The bold is mine.
First of all young man, do not shout at me. I’m an adult and I have not shouted at you.
Second, if you feel hurt by whatever Brother David has said, you have the right to say so. Once you have said so, move on to another topic. Inivte him to talk about something of interest or don’t talk to hm at all and put him on ignore… You have choices. Use them.
Third, whether other people have told you that they hate posting here or not is irrelevant. This is not about them. This is about you. Do not drag others into this. Simply state your questions and get your answers. If you disagree, then say so politely or move on. None of those who have told you that they will not post here again are you. If there have been such people, that’s their problem and they seemed to have resolved it. They went away. Don’t fight their cause. Take care of what you want.
Fourth, now you’re being critical of the moderators. Again, this is not about them. It’s about you. You came with questions. People gave you answers. Take the answers you liked and dumpt the ones you didn’t.
Now . . . about your attitude. You say you are discerning a vocation. You cannot take such an attitude as to say that you will show respect to clerics, religious, ministers and rabbis when they earn it. That can one day be said about you. That’s the first fault in your statement.
The second fault in your statement is that one who is seriously considering the priesthood or religious life knows that every human being deserves respect, because he or she is a child of God, not because they earned it.
Finally, what I said about my mother, I meant that. I don’t know your family or your home, but in my home, clergyk, rabbis and religious were respected because of what they represent, not because we liked them. That’s irrelevant. I don’t have to like to respect. There are many people in this world who are not going to like you, but you deserve respect and if they disrespect you in my presence, I will defend you.
Do you get my point? Please back down and let’s return to the topic of discussion. Thank you.
Fraternally,
Br, JR, OSF
