The letters written by fellow netters Jose Colaco, George Pinto and others to the Archibishop of Goa may have helped.
In an important development in the Ribandar Church crisis Goa’s Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrao has directed Fr Luciano Fernandes from Bishop’s palace to visit Ribandar Church and hold a meeting of parishioners to discuss the various long-standing allegations of financial and moral irregularities at the Church. The meeting will be held at the Ribandar Church on January 23rd at 10.30 am and will be open to all parishioners. The Archbishop’s decision comes in the wake of various representations made over the last four years by the Parish council as well the Church’s confraria committee of alleged serious allegations against Fr. Newton Rodrigues. The meeting, which is expected to be very stormy, is expected to discuss the financial irregularities in the Church affairs and also the presence of a widow of a Velim seaman who has been living in the Church with her sons ever since Fr. Newton Rodrigues was posted at Ribandar. The Velim seaman had allegedly committed suicide infront of the Usgao Church in Nov 99 because of the allegedly extra-marital affair his wife was allegedly having with Fr. Newton Rodrigues. The Ribandar Church molestation issue is also expected to figure at the deliberations of the crucial January 23rd meeting. Aires Rodrigues Ribandar ___________________________________________________________ ALL-NEW Yahoo! Messenger - all new features - even more fun! http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com