This may not be the best topic to start off with. But I am certainly disturbed by the story I heard just the other day.
I happened to visit an old friend of mine for dinner. When he told me that a certain young man was being dissuaded by the village priest from joining priesthood, it may have just missed my attention. Until he mentioned to me about an organised attempt to keep out young lads from a certain community.
Casteism has always been the bane of indian society. While entire villages may have been converted to Christianity by the missionaries, the missionaris did little to change the caste system. Thus the hindu brahmins became the Christian 'Bamonns'. Now the news around is that a certain community among the priests is demanding that priesthood be limited to that community. It may appear shocking. But could this be true?
2 comments:
Hi,
Dont you think the missionaries have done a right thing by not changing people caste after converting to christainity ? or are you saying that people were converted and given a different class or caste ,whatever you would like to call it?.
The history and facts show that this has not happened in Goa if one knows their family back-ground.
Today we this modern world exist what we call now 'Class' in a society,it is another way of saying in '21st Century,Caste'political correctness.
It would be sad if priests make their own rules and judgements to discourage young people joining the priesthood.
Thank you.
Franjaco
It is impossible to change one's caste in India. You can change your name, date of birth, religion, spouse and even names of your parents.
Even missionaries couldn't do it.
It is diffucult to blieve that priests discourage anyone of any caste from joining the priesthood, since very few are inclined to do so.
Indeed there are more priests from lower castes than from so called higher castes.
Besides there is always a fear that those who are deprived from joining priestly vocation may demand "reservation" as it happens in other filds.
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