[John Leland 1789]

I don't believe I used any offensive words. The moderator is free, of course, to point out any if I have. I believe that I asked a legitimate question in an appropriate fashion. And I gave my observations from personal on-sight experiences in my six-years in the Philippines. They are observations, followed up by sessions where I asked direct questions to Filipinos — very dear people they are.

By the way, nobody in that Catholic country ever expressed to me directly or to the Filipinos who worked with us that we were ever offensive to them on a personal level. We were chided sometimes for being too direct for their cultural sensitivities, but not personally mean or offensive.

[Mad Dawg]

Watch the "reference", okay? (The resident pshrinkologist will explain)

"Magicsterical" (which I don't remember whether you used or not, I wasn't necessarily talking about you) is not a word dripping with charity or respect for the sensitivities of others, especially those who think that the magisterial function is fulfilling of a promise God made to us.