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Regarding Fred Noronha posting on this subject Clearly to squelch all our prejudices, we must discuss this subject. We must admit our prejudices, and resolve to put them behind us. I prefer to answer any questions adressed to me about this subject with what my friend Cecil said: I have no Caste, I am a Catholic. Judging from the matrimonial ads in Goan newspapers Caste is still a major issue even among Catholics. Among my contemporaries this is not an issue, or at least never a subject of discussion. I dont know what caste any of my friends are, and I dont care, and neither do they. Among Catholics at least there should be no castes. When a Hindu becomes a Moslem, the person no longer has a caste. Why did the Catholicism allow the caste system to continue ? Many of us have migrated to the far corners of the world, and the further away we are from our ancestral homeland, the less of an issue it becomes. But judging from occasional references on this forum, there are a lot of people harboring resentments. So let us bring the subject up into the open and dissect it once for all. I dont know if baring our souls will be therapeuitic and help the healing process or exacerbate the situation. However it is a risk worth taking.
