Viva, Teotonio. I second your interpretation of *desceu e habitou entre n�s*! I'm confident that the new Bishop Neri shares this view. Moima ani Xanti. Ariosto <www.SpiritualDirection.org>
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Teotonio R. de Souza Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 12:55 AM To: Goa Research Net; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Goanet]Do we need a Patriarch of the Indies? I would be most happy if the new Archbishop would drop the title of patriarch" and the reference to his residence and place of work as *Pa�o Patriarcal*. If St. Catherine could cease to be the patronness of the Archdiocese (she marked the day of the conquest of Goa by Afonso de Albuquerque on a 25th November) and be replaced by Bl. Joseph Vaz, why not drop a colonial title that was granted by Vatican as a diplomatic sop at a time when it decided to create the independent hierarchy of India in 1886? Also when the Cardinalate was granted to Bombay archbishop against the strong feelings voiced by the then Patriarch of Goa, D. Jos� da Costa Nunes (who even retired on these grounds and was kept contented with a largely ornamental post of vice-camerlengo at the Vatican), Goa archdiocese of the Portuguese Padroado was pacified with a Golden Rose as a mark of recognition of its historical services to the Church! The designation *Paco Patriarcal* should be retained, but not as Archbishop s residence and office! At a time when the decision for creating Rachol Art Museum was being considered, I had suggested that the present Patriarchal palace would be a good site for it! The Museum did not last in Rachol, and fortunately is more visited at its present location at Santa Monica. The efforts and initiative of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation were not in vain. The *Paco Patriarcal * could retain its name as an historical monument and house the archives of the archdiocese. Would it not be much more convenient for priests (and lay faithful) coming from distant parishes to meet the Patriarch and other functionaries down in the city, rather than having to climb the hill or pay for motorbike rickshawas or other means of conveyance? Instituto Piedade in the heart of the city of Panjim already belongs to the archidiocese (though the Government was claiming its ownership some years back) and could be re-structured to suit the needs of the Archbishop and his administrative services. Symbolically, we could then say that the Patriarch *desceu e habitou entre n�s*! It could set a living example of Incarnation that we Catholics believe in! Otherwise, we could have just another post-colonial avatar! ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
