Outsourcing gone mad!

With Catholic clergy in short supply in the US, Indian priests are picking
up some of their work, saying Mass for special intentions, in a sacred if
unusual version of outsourcing. American, as well as Canadian and European,
churches, are sending Mass intentions, and requests for services like those
to remember deceased relatives and thanksgiving prayers, to clergy in India.

The requests are mostly routed to Kerala's churches through the Vatican, the
bishops or through religious bodies. Rarely, prayer requests come directly
to individual priests.

While most requests are made via mail or through travelling clergymen, a
significant number arrive via email, a sign that technology is expediting
this practice.
In Kerala's churches, memorial and thanksgiving prayers conducted for local
residents are said for a donation of 40 rupees ($1.30), whereas a prayer
request from the US typically comes with $US5 ($7.25), the Indian priests
say.


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Regards,

Slarty Bartfast

The
Tue Jun 15 03:46:03 CDT 2004

>While most requests are made via mail or through travelling clergymen, a
>significant number arrive via email, a sign that technology is expediting
>this practice.

why is this not done over a vpn?

Kline Sphere (Chalk) MCNGP #3

anonymous
Tue Jun 15 05:10:56 CDT 2004

ther too cheap
>-----Original Message-----
>>While most requests are made via mail or through
travelling clergymen, a
>>significant number arrive via email, a sign that
technology is expediting
>>this practice.
>
>why is this not done over a vpn?
>
>Kline Sphere (Chalk) MCNGP #3
>.
>

Kat
Tue Jun 15 10:28:34 CDT 2004

Actually, a mass offered is about 15 Canadian, 10 American... compared to
say the $1 or whatever they get there, it's actually very good for them.

Also, masses are only "outsourced" if the priests here are backed up, or
someone offers cash for more masses than the parish can handle. If someone
dies for example and relatives pay for 500 masses (very common).

As a catholic, I'm knowledgable about thse things. now excuse me, i have to
go put my uniform on.

Kat
"Slarty Bartfast" <Slarty@Bartfast.com> wrote in message
news:uVm5iIoUEHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> With Catholic clergy in short supply in the US, Indian priests are picking
> up some of their work, saying Mass for special intentions, in a sacred if
> unusual version of outsourcing. American, as well as Canadian and
European,
> churches, are sending Mass intentions, and requests for services like
those
> to remember deceased relatives and thanksgiving prayers, to clergy in
India.
>
> The requests are mostly routed to Kerala's churches through the Vatican,
the
> bishops or through religious bodies. Rarely, prayer requests come directly
> to individual priests.
>
> While most requests are made via mail or through travelling clergymen, a
> significant number arrive via email, a sign that technology is expediting
> this practice.
> In Kerala's churches, memorial and thanksgiving prayers conducted for
local
> residents are said for a donation of 40 rupees ($1.30), whereas a prayer
> request from the US typically comes with $US5 ($7.25), the Indian priests
> say.
>
>
> --
>
> Regards,
>
> Slarty Bartfast
>
>

Jtyc
Tue Jun 15 10:34:37 CDT 2004

> As a catholic, I'm knowledgable about thse things. now excuse me, i have
to
> go put my uniform on.

You are a very cruel person you know that?

Ken
Tue Jun 15 10:38:17 CDT 2004

"Kat" <mistyjREMOVE.ME@toughguy.net> wrote in message
news:%230gwt1uUEHA.2988@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> As a catholic, I'm knowledgable about thse things. now excuse me, i have
to
> go put my uniform on.

Is that before or after you admit that you're a horrible person and you
should be condemned to an eternity in Hell, because you had a cheeseburger
on a Friday?

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KB - MCNGP "silent thug" #26

first initial last name AT hotmail DOT com

Neil
Tue Jun 15 12:08:12 CDT 2004

"Kat" <mistyjREMOVE.ME@toughguy.net> wrote in news:#0gwt1uUEHA.2988
@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl:

> now excuse me, i have to
> go put my uniform on.
>

short plaid skirt and knee highs....mmmmm....I NEED PICTURES DAMN IT!!!

(no I'm not pointin....oh my, this is embarrasing.)

--
Neil MCNGP #30
"you'd do what, to who, for how many biscuits?"