A particular Bishop from whose diocese students study at my place, has been insisting that students should not be dismissed by the end of their first year of study. I presume he means that they should be given another chance (second year) and perhaps another chance (third year)! The same Bishop would later argue, if the candidate were to be promoted to the second year, and found unfit still, that if he could make it till the second year then why ask him to discontinue now! To this Bishop, I wish to ask...
Does he know the candidate at all? Anything at all? His name, his background, his strengths and weaknesses? reasons for dismissal? Would he know anything of the same candidate if he were to be promoted? Or for that matter, others of his batch who were promoted?
Secondly, what was he doing when the candidates dismal performance was brought to his notice through the scrutiny and observation procedures sent to him at the end of the first semester (mid-year)? That the Bishop read those reports itself is a big doubt. Even if he did, what positive steps did he take to help the concerned candidate to improve himself?
My experience proves that he does not even know the concerned persons' name!! For the "reverend" Bishop, he is just another member in his diocese not a person, not one with an individuality, but another number in his "gang" of priests.
Luckily for him he has not appeared in person or made a written appeal - for I have a proposal ready for him:
Spare the student the agony of study (be it either B.A. or Philosophy or Theology) and post him as the regent in the Bishop's house itself. After a year or two, ordain him there itself and appoint him as your secretary. That way, the candidate is happy, so is his Bishop!
Does he know the candidate at all? Anything at all? His name, his background, his strengths and weaknesses? reasons for dismissal? Would he know anything of the same candidate if he were to be promoted? Or for that matter, others of his batch who were promoted?
Secondly, what was he doing when the candidates dismal performance was brought to his notice through the scrutiny and observation procedures sent to him at the end of the first semester (mid-year)? That the Bishop read those reports itself is a big doubt. Even if he did, what positive steps did he take to help the concerned candidate to improve himself?
My experience proves that he does not even know the concerned persons' name!! For the "reverend" Bishop, he is just another member in his diocese not a person, not one with an individuality, but another number in his "gang" of priests.
Luckily for him he has not appeared in person or made a written appeal - for I have a proposal ready for him:
Spare the student the agony of study (be it either B.A. or Philosophy or Theology) and post him as the regent in the Bishop's house itself. After a year or two, ordain him there itself and appoint him as your secretary. That way, the candidate is happy, so is his Bishop!
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