Sunday, September 18, 2011

Church Historian A.M. Mundadan on Cardinal

On account of the originality of Cardinal Parecattil's vision and magnitude of his pioneering contributions, the Cardinal became a sign of Contradiction. For, in his vision, he was far ahead of his contemporaries; by his contributions, he was far above several other leaders. It was this uniqueness that made the Cardinal a controversial figure; but it was the same uniqueness made him a prophet of modern Indian Catholicism. Like any prophet in history, he also became a sign of contradiction because a powerful group of conservatives could not understand nor accept his ideas. He was sometimes isolated, sidelined and even ignored. But he bore 'all the heat and burden of the day' so that others after him might march ahead safely and comfortably.

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