Baha'i Faith
2009-02-11 07:44:17 UTC
There was no second Guardian
by smaneck (not verified) on Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:01 AM PST
The reason that the Baha'i community failed to recognize that a second
Guardian is because Shoghi Effendi never appointed one. You will not
find a single document appointing Mason Remey Guardian. Remey was an
American Baha'i twenty years senior to Shoghi Effendi who couldn't
even read the writings in the original, let alone interpret them. Here
is the document which Mason Remey himself signed after Shoghi
Effendi's passing:
"The Custodians shall be deemed to succeed the Guardian of the Bahá'í
Faith, His Eminence the late Shoghi Effendi Rabbani, in Palestine or
Israel Branches of National Spiritual Assemblies of various countries,
which are registered in Israel, and the Custodians may nominate one or
more persons to act on their behalf in any such Israel Branches."
Completed, sealed and signed on this 25th day of November, 1957.
Even if Shoghi Effendi had appointed Mason Remey as his successor
(which he did not) in signing the above document, Remey would have
been legally signing away any claim he might have to that office to
the Custodians, those Hands chosen to serve in the Holy Land pending
the election of the Universal House of Justice.
Case closed.
http://www.iranian.com/main/blog/covenant/who-are-orthodox-bahais
by smaneck (not verified) on Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:01 AM PST
The reason that the Baha'i community failed to recognize that a second
Guardian is because Shoghi Effendi never appointed one. You will not
find a single document appointing Mason Remey Guardian. Remey was an
American Baha'i twenty years senior to Shoghi Effendi who couldn't
even read the writings in the original, let alone interpret them. Here
is the document which Mason Remey himself signed after Shoghi
Effendi's passing:
"The Custodians shall be deemed to succeed the Guardian of the Bahá'í
Faith, His Eminence the late Shoghi Effendi Rabbani, in Palestine or
Israel Branches of National Spiritual Assemblies of various countries,
which are registered in Israel, and the Custodians may nominate one or
more persons to act on their behalf in any such Israel Branches."
Completed, sealed and signed on this 25th day of November, 1957.
Even if Shoghi Effendi had appointed Mason Remey as his successor
(which he did not) in signing the above document, Remey would have
been legally signing away any claim he might have to that office to
the Custodians, those Hands chosen to serve in the Holy Land pending
the election of the Universal House of Justice.
Case closed.
http://www.iranian.com/main/blog/covenant/who-are-orthodox-bahais