--- George Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Filomena > > I met with Fr. Lesser in Udaipur yesterday. As you > know he has written and spoken about saints > extensively. British by birth, he has spent 65 > years in India and told me categorically that > Blessed Vaz has not been canonized by the Vatican > since he is Indian (the race issue). A European > priest - Fr. Lesser - has come to that conclusion. > I wonder when Goan Catholics will realize they > have been treated as second-class and doormats by > the Vatican. Some Goan priests have come to > realize the race issue but dare not speak out since > they teach at Catholic Universities and it > could adversely impact their jobs or they church > standing. How unfortunate. In the meantime we > are supposed to endure European propoganda and > European saints sent our way (Francis Xavier, > Anthony, Mother Teresa). Fortunately, there are > some thinking Goans who are not fooled. > > George > > > --- Filomena Giese <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As announced on Goanet, the Novena for the feast, > and > > presumably for the canonization, of our Goan Bl. > > Joseph Vaz has been going on and is about to > conclude > > on Jan 16. > > This process of getting Goans to pray for his > > beatification and canonization has been grinding > along > > since his death in 1711 and the start of his first > > Cause in 1713. But still no end in sight, even > after > > 290 years. > > Goans should take note of the contrast in speed of > > these processes not only for the much-discussed > rushed > > beatification of the European Mother Teresa, but > of > > other leading European figures. > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" > Sweepstakes > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus > > ########################################################################## > # 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 # > ##########################################################################
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