Dear Patrick,
Enjoyed your comments. As to my identity as a half Jew and half Catholic
maybe you're right that half assed is a better description on both
counts. Mostly I was trying to be open about my biases. But I speak only
for myself and claim no authority beyond that. Are you saying it's OK
with you if I'm a half assed Catholic or even a lapsed Catholic but I
can't be part Catholic and part Jew? You may be right. I'm not an
expert. I've always, perhaps quite wrongly, thought of all Catholics
(in fact all Christians) as partly Jewish. But I certainly don't speak
with any authority and I'm not about to get into the business of telling
another person who or what they are. And I'll leave matters of religious
authority to the religious leaders. In any case I enjoyed your
comments. Also I apologize to you for any of my earlier remarks that you
found hurtful or offensive. I knew I was speaking maliously out of
anger, I regret doing so and I apologize.
Cheers,
Jim Piat
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