--- Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is the March over? By Mario Cabral e Sa, Hindustan Today, October 1997 > URL: http://www.hinduismtoday.com/archives/1997/10/1997-10-20.shtml > > Gilbert's Response: > Thanks Sachin for putting the article on the net. The article and > specially the historical quotes make very important points. I have > copied below the second paragraph of the article for you AND ALL GOANS > TO ANALYZE. > > The 1567 letter of the CAPTAIN OF RACHOL FORT TAKES FULL CREDIT for > demolishing the 280 Hindu temples. > > There is NO MENTION of the Catholic church undertaking or assisting the > demolition. Certainly no mention of the demolition of the temples for > constructing the churches over them. You don't imagine that the Catholic > Church just overnight went out and starting building churches EXACTLY > OVER these burnt temples? I would think the physical remains of the > burnt structures itself make it difficult for someone building a new > building and instead push to choose a new site. Wouldn't you, if you > were going to build a building?
Okay. That gives the Catholic Church 5 extra points. The score now reads Bad Portuguese Catholics: -3,592,203 points Good Catholic Church: 5 points. -Tariq __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html ########################################################################## # 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 # ##########################################################################
