FUCK: Fornication Under Consent of Kerala (churches)
My first thought when I saw this article titled 'Make love, says Kerala church' (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1874589.cms) was wats wrong with TOI… Why this preoccupation with procreation?
First they ran this hilarious story as an anchor yesterday about an 88-year-old who had just had a child by his third wife. Well, what was hilarious was how this toothless wonder was endorsing sex and stating to all and sundry including the mesmerised journo who penned the story that camel milk worked wonders for him and that life was futile if you didn’t bang your woman between 2 and 4 am daily… So, that’s what constitutes an interesting read now-a-days. (I’m sure the demand for camel milk has gone up from the time the paper hit the stands!)
And then I came across ‘Make love...’ on their online version…
Ok so, this is one horny ovulating paper going by the two articles commissioned. Not really! To be honest, I simply wanted to comment on the old man’s cheek… on second thoughts lets not go there anyway!
So this TOI story on Kerala churches urging all to ‘breed’ is actually a good read. Its about how the Catholic Church in Kerala has given out a call to all to go "back to basics" and have more babies if they are economically well-off. This spiritual advice on a worldly matter comes in the form of a pastoral letter, which would be read out in some 2,000 parishes in Kerala on Sunday.
I kinda would’ve loved to be at a Changanacherry church in my Sunday best when the pastor sermonised to all the devout congregated saying “go have babies and deliver yourselves out of sin”. Ever heard 100 jaws dropping at the same time… well, like I said it would be quite a sight!
Only, what sort of a solution is this? According to the article, the Major Archbishop of the Syro Malabar Church, Varkey Vithayathil, extols the sanctity of the institution of family and decries the modern "market mentality" of childless pleasure-seeking, which is the root cause of many social evils like drug-abuse, prostitution and violence. Market mentality of pleasure seeking?
What in heaven’s name is that? With all due respect to the bishop, I don’t think Catholics choosing not to have children are Beelzebub reincarnates or hedonistic heterosexuals.
For one thing, if a couple chooses not to have children it may be because they aren’t mentally prepared or would rather spend their time with each other. What’s wrong with that?
Though I do see a point to the Churches stand that there’s more of a grey population than a younger generation in Kerala… Gosh, I can vouch for that too… The last time I was there, every corner, every kavala (market) had more old geezers getting nostalgic about better times than I say “shit” in a day!
Still, no faith has any right to thrust a way of life on its people, especially if it is more so that the Catholic population wouldn’t diminish in due course of time.
Ok, coming to the amusing part… the pastoral appeal goes so far as to say, "The Encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI based on the words from St John epistle, 'God is Love', deals with the sanctity of sexuality. And the Pope likens sexuality as an exodus of man from the prison of his selfishness to a state of deliverance through self-giving… What?
After some researching, I found on the Vatican website this: True, eros tends to rise “in ecstasy” towards the Divine, to lead us beyond ourselves; yet for this very reason it calls for a path of ascent, renunciation, purification and healing…
Where does procreation feature in this virtuous scheme of things?
First they ran this hilarious story as an anchor yesterday about an 88-year-old who had just had a child by his third wife. Well, what was hilarious was how this toothless wonder was endorsing sex and stating to all and sundry including the mesmerised journo who penned the story that camel milk worked wonders for him and that life was futile if you didn’t bang your woman between 2 and 4 am daily… So, that’s what constitutes an interesting read now-a-days. (I’m sure the demand for camel milk has gone up from the time the paper hit the stands!)
And then I came across ‘Make love...’ on their online version…
Ok so, this is one horny ovulating paper going by the two articles commissioned. Not really! To be honest, I simply wanted to comment on the old man’s cheek… on second thoughts lets not go there anyway!
So this TOI story on Kerala churches urging all to ‘breed’ is actually a good read. Its about how the Catholic Church in Kerala has given out a call to all to go "back to basics" and have more babies if they are economically well-off. This spiritual advice on a worldly matter comes in the form of a pastoral letter, which would be read out in some 2,000 parishes in Kerala on Sunday.
I kinda would’ve loved to be at a Changanacherry church in my Sunday best when the pastor sermonised to all the devout congregated saying “go have babies and deliver yourselves out of sin”. Ever heard 100 jaws dropping at the same time… well, like I said it would be quite a sight!
Only, what sort of a solution is this? According to the article, the Major Archbishop of the Syro Malabar Church, Varkey Vithayathil, extols the sanctity of the institution of family and decries the modern "market mentality" of childless pleasure-seeking, which is the root cause of many social evils like drug-abuse, prostitution and violence. Market mentality of pleasure seeking?
What in heaven’s name is that? With all due respect to the bishop, I don’t think Catholics choosing not to have children are Beelzebub reincarnates or hedonistic heterosexuals.
For one thing, if a couple chooses not to have children it may be because they aren’t mentally prepared or would rather spend their time with each other. What’s wrong with that?
Though I do see a point to the Churches stand that there’s more of a grey population than a younger generation in Kerala… Gosh, I can vouch for that too… The last time I was there, every corner, every kavala (market) had more old geezers getting nostalgic about better times than I say “shit” in a day!
Still, no faith has any right to thrust a way of life on its people, especially if it is more so that the Catholic population wouldn’t diminish in due course of time.
Ok, coming to the amusing part… the pastoral appeal goes so far as to say, "The Encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI based on the words from St John epistle, 'God is Love', deals with the sanctity of sexuality. And the Pope likens sexuality as an exodus of man from the prison of his selfishness to a state of deliverance through self-giving… What?
After some researching, I found on the Vatican website this: True, eros tends to rise “in ecstasy” towards the Divine, to lead us beyond ourselves; yet for this very reason it calls for a path of ascent, renunciation, purification and healing…
Where does procreation feature in this virtuous scheme of things?
posted by ironyofdparadox at 3:38 am
5 Comments:
haha!
whats making u read all those sex articles in the first place? is the city desk making u horny? after all, there are sexy molehills around...haha
Excuse Moi! A little bird told me that the first thing you read last mornin was the 88-year-old man's sesky story... I wasn't surprised. His sex drive must've surely inspired u. After all, as you would say: "He's living his wet dream". Guess losing that pot belly could help! As far as my sex life is concerned, I'd rather conquer mountains than go after piddly molehills...;)
haha..now not only are u and the little bird u mentioned hitting me under the belt, u are hitting me over it also. why's my belly such a national obsession...after all, i needed to have some imperfection!!!!
Read my post Single & Wretchedly Miserable sometime. I've mentioned how I belong to a dying community where the numbers game has become crucial and how all men and women of the baby-making age group are viewed as breeding machines. Yup, a pair of ovaries and uterus..that's me!
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