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There is a problem with leadership in T&T, according to Archbishop Jason Gordon– they don’t serve.In his address to the congregation at the traditional washing of the feet ceremony on Holy Thursday, Gordon pointed out the shortcomings in leadership locally.“If something that’s gone wrong with us in Trinidad and Tobago, it’s here in leadership. We don’t see our leaders, we don’t see ourselves when we are leaders as people who serve. We see ourselves as people who have everybody else, wanting to lord it over everybody else. Brothers and sisters, it’s creating challenge in society,” he said.

He added: “Somehow when we get a little elevation everybody who was with us before—them have to feel the full wrath of we rod and we mouth. True or not true? Why?”This, he said, was even witnessed within the household dynamic where some children were treated badly.
“How often have parents treated children badly, talk down at them, belittle them in public, make them feel less than...a cent of shaved ice in the sun?”

This he said goes on to perpetuate the misguided views of leadership in the country.“If the first experience that children have is that people who are big is make you feel small then when they grow big, what they going to do? Make people feel small,” he said.“Is only small people does make people feel small.”

and that includes you Gordon,talking bullshit on that pulpit.

We need to know why the assault charge in Barbados against the Archbishop was quietly settled when he was appointed R. C. Archbishop of Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidadians and Tobagonians like to play dumb and dotish when it is convenient. How much money changed hands ...only God knows?

Imaginary god botherers should stick to their job minding and robbing their flocks of witless sheep instead of poking their noses into politics. If archbigot Gordon wants to run the country he could stand for election instead of accumulating tithes. The history of the catholic church is littered with war and killings, both with other varieties of god botherer and between christian sects. Along with centuries of sexual abuse ignored, denied or deliberately concealed. The organisation has such a lousy record of leadership and oppression that they make even our politicos look like saints.You forgot to mention priests. They are among the very worst child abusers but the catholic church hides and protects them.This coming from a PNM False Preacher and Member of a Pedophile organization.

Junior Dexter Peters, 51, was yesterday denied bail when he appeared virtually before a Port-of-Spain magistrate charged with two offences arising out of claims of sexual abuse at the St Dominic’s Children’s Home 25 years ago.And six former wards are now threatening to sue Peters, the St Dominic’s Home, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-of-Spain and the Attorney General’s Office for as much as $2.5 million in damages as a result of that alleged abuse.Peters appeared before Magistrate Maureen Baboolal-Gafoor charged with attempted buggery and sexual indecency. He was, however, denied bail because of previous convictions related to marijuana possession and cruelty to animals.

Peters appeared before Baboolal-Gafoor virtually from the Besson Street identification parade room. He will remain in custody until September 9.So far, the charges against Peters, a former employee at St Dominic’s Children’s Home, arise out of an alleged incident with one victim.He is expected to be further charged this weekend for claims from two other witnesses.

Peters was arrested at the St Ann’s Hospital last Friday by Sgt Baptiste and Woman Corporal Deonarine of the Child Protection Unit.While he was in custody, Peters was served with the pre-action protocol letter, which he signed for.The letter was also sent to the current manager of St Dominic’s Home Sister Arlene Greenidge.