[Gocamino] [saintjames] Re:Two Sellos per Etapa for a Compostela

[Marcus Wilder]

Perhaps the Church feels responsibility, rather than ownership.  The 
pilgrimage is, after all, a pilgrimage to the shrine of a Catholic 
saint in a Catholic cathedral.  Church intentions may be good.  Our 
negative reactions to Church actions may say more about us than about 
the Church.

On Sep 8, 2007, at 9:05 AM, HMe347 at aol.com wrote:

>
> In a message dated 9/8/2007 9:03:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> blaroli at aol.com writes:
>
> I, for  one, do not understand why people who find the decisions of 
> those who
> oversee  the Camino objectionable insist on having things their  way.
>
>
> Questions for Rosina: Who are these "overseers" of the Camino?  (Do  
> they
> have ownership rights?)
> By what authority were they appointed to make these silly rules and
> decisions?  (One seal or two seals?  Really!)
>
> My Answers: Catholic church bureaucrats who fancy that the Camino  
> belongs to
> them and not to humanity and posterity.
> Self-appointed to make rules and decisions about who is eligible to 
> receive
> a symbolic piece of paper from them substantiating completion of a 
> pilgrimage
> for arcane religious reasons.
>
> Howard Mendes NYC
>
>
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