Ed wrote on Sun, 31 Jan 2010 11:36:39 -0600:

>> DaleW wrote on Sun, 31 Jan 2010 06:54:03 -0800 (PST):
>>
>>> On Jan 30, 12:47 pm, "James Silverton"
>>> > wrote:
>>>> DaleW wrote on Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:32:58 -0800 (PST):
>>>>
>> >>> This evening was part of their dinner series, the theme
>> >>> was Slow & Savory Cooking. Just in case it sounds like
>> >>> I'm carping/complaining, let me say at the outset that I
>> >>> had a good time, I found the kids delightful in their
>> >>> trying so hard, and the food was mostly good.
>>>>
>>>> I wish you wouldn't abbreviate the Culinary Institute of
>>>> America as the CIA. Corked wines might be useful to the
>>>> real CIA. My nephew passed out after drinking some wine
>>>> (provided by his mother) that was only slightly corked.
>>>>
>>> Sorry, I assumed on a wine group people would assume
>>> Culinary Institute.
>>
>> I suspect you are optimistic about knowledge outside
>> California about the Culinary Institute. I get out to Napa
>> once in while and I have heard of it and seen the buildings
>> from the road. Isn't it in the old Christian Brothers winery?
>> (Did they have to sell the place because of incompetence or
>> was it for money to pay abuse suits?)

> Somewhat gratuituous Catholic bashing there. I've got a
> suspicion that you don't really know much about the Christian
> Brothers. They are NOT priests. I don't recall ever hearing of
> any abuse suits, but anything is possible. Their competence in
> running a university in MN and hundreds of Catholic high
> schools around the country was well recognized. The winery
> enterprise was quite successful in the bulk wine market for
> many years.

> Although I'm long gone from the Catholic Church, I was the
> recipient of a Christian Brothers education in Chicago (St.
> Patrick's HS on Belmont Ave.) and it has served me quite well.

I'm a non-practicing Catholic myself but abuse by clerical personnel is
no cheap shot and cannot be denied; witness the recent report from
Ireland. If you want to get some horror stories, try a Google search on
Christian Brothers abuse.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not