M.Ted, Yes, you are making my point. I have studied Junipero Serra and have make a study of the California Indians, the Yokuts tribes in particular as they were native to my area and of Father Garcia who operated in my area. This was the time of the Inquisition. The views on individual lives didn't bode well for the temporal. What we see as twisted and tortured logic was straight and clear to those of the day. It IS hard to grasp what these people were thinking. A time of pillories, flogging, public executions and other horrendous practices. And if, in that day, you somehow saw things different from the norm you had best keep it to your self. The powers that were, were above reproach. Bold were those who pushed the Reformation. They weren't perfect either. When you read John Calvin's writings or Martin Luther, Zwingli, etc. you marvel at the venom and vitriol of persons and institutions with which they disagreed. You are doing exactly what I was trying to point out. You are judging these folks through your own standard of morality. You must understand THEIR standard before you can make a meaningful judgment.