Shame on You

Shame on you. Can it be that there is not one among you wise enough to be able to settle a case between brothers? But rather brother goes to court against brother, and that before unbelievers? Now indeed it is, in any case, a failure on your part that you have lawsuits against one another. Why not rather put up with injustice? Why not rather let yourselves be cheated? Instead you inflict injustice and cheat, and this is to brothers. Do you not know that the unjust will not ihherit the kingdom of God?" CONTENTS Introduction What's Proper: Appeal or Apology A Tribute to a Revered Teacher 'Shame on You' The V,K. Kurian Case: Some Observations They Turn More Vicious "Pastors too Need Conversion" (Interview) The Right to an Ecclesiastical Burial Let the Living Bury their Dead Annual Confession Civil Remedies Arising Out of Religious Rights "Makkim Tradition" Vs. Tradition of Respect for the Dead Church Leaders Should Apologise Appendix -1: Copy of the Judgment in O.S. 171/96 Appendix - II: The New Leader 9 Dr. T.K.John, S.J. Fr. K.T.James 21 Dr. Samuel Rayan, S.J. Dr. George Kureethra Dr. Arokiasamy, S.J. Dr. George Kureethra Dr. Jayaseelan S.J Dr. George Kureethra Dr. M.P. Raju, Dr. Chiramel P. Jose Fr. Mathew Kattady