Sanal Edamaruku has fled India and the hounds of the Catholic church. He’s somewhere in Europe.
The church has said they will drop the complaint if Edamaruku apologizes — apologizes for exposing a weeping magic statue as the product of a mundane leaky pipe.
Edamaruku says, “NO.”
Edamaruku says, “NO.”
I marvel at that — the courage of just saying no, of refusing to bow before religious authorities. My admiration is unbounded.
Edamaruku says, “NO.”
What a beautiful word.