Responses to my Names Message

["alice_wissing" <alice_wissing@...>]

Thanks everybody for your interesting feedback.  Another perspective 
is that if an illegitimate child was born of an Indian woman without 
a last name and a man with one, the child would be given the 
father's last name by default.

As far as some states never mentioning or listing the father's name, 
why would the priests try so hard to protect his identity?  Double 
standards, perhaps, or is there a Catholic or cultural thing I'm not 
understanding?
 
Thanks - I always learn so much from this group.

Alicia