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--- Jorge/Livia de Abreu Noronha wrote > > Dear George, > > Thank you for your welcome. ... As regards the post of Alvaro Peres da Costa (who is > my brother-in-law, Livia's brother, and whom we call > Alvito), I must study in some depth St. Francis > Xavier's thought, > feelings and attitudes (which I think will be > possible by scrutinising the > various letters he wrote), and only then I'll be in > a position to comment. > Hello Jorge, We are eagerly waiting for your research on this matter. You wrote: "The only thing I can say at the moment is that, of the ten years Xavier spent in the East, he hardly remained ten months in Goa" What is your conclusion about this? 1. That Xavier developed few if any personal ties with Goans unlike Blessed Joseph Vaz in Sri Lanka who was taken, loved, and protected by both Tamils and Sinhalese there, and hence it is strange to call him "Goenche Pai/Saibe"? Is there any record of any friendships or correspondence of Xavier with Goans? When he wrote many times, "Indians are ignorant", did he mean Goans as well, or only other Indians? 2. Or, do you mean as other posts have said, that he wasn't there long enough to influence the course of religious events in Goa? Does one have to be phsyically present to have decision-making influence? The King of Portugal, for example, never stepped foot in Goa. Did he have/not have any control of the policies in Goa and other colonies? Did Xavier have/not have influence over what the Jesuits and political and religious authorities in Goa did? Filomena > > > > ########################################################################## > # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > # > # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), > and avoid top-posts # > # More details on Goanet at > http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # > # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to > reflect respect to others # > ########################################################################## __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
