03-24-2008, 03:40 PM | #51 |
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Seems like the right decision to me. Not sure what the disciplinary action at home will consist of, but terminating the mission is an appropriate part of the punishment. The church's apology was complete and sincere.
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That explains why I got that calling...
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I think this is a cause for some reflection. It would appear that the Catholic Church, at least institutionally, had accepted the apology and moved on. Had missionaries from another church, say the JW's, desecrated a ward building or a temple, I hope that all of us would be as willing to forgive.
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I heard today that the two who were sent home got ex'd.
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I hope not.
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Umm, I speak and read Thai; however, I'm not sure you would believe my translation. You would probably just chalk it up to urban legend or something... There is also more to this story than is apparant from the Thai newspapers. In the US, various people were upset that the church let the elders sit in jail for 6 months. They thought the church "hung them out to dry", so to speak. I believe that there were certain diplomatic attempts to get the elders out of jail but they weren't successful.
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check out this article
here a good story from the Daily Universe about the missionaries, it talks a lot about the Thailand situation as well
http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/68043
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