--- Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But perhaps if Cornell and others feel there is casteism in Goa's > Catholic church and DISCRIMINATION OF LOWER CASTE and want do something > about it (rather than just talk and write), they can offer financially > support for the cost of seeking vocations and training of lower caste > priests in Goa's seminary.
The issue is not a lack of funding. The Goa Church is one of Goa's richest institutions (approximately 165 parishes, schools, etc.). It has the money to fund seminarians. The issue is whether there is a will among church authorities and the laity to end the caste system practiced by some Goan Catholics. On a somewhat related issue, there is no lack of vocations/priests in India, over 1,000 are ordained every year and Indian priests continue to be "exported" to places like the USA, Canada, and some parts of Europe where there is a shortage. The Asian, African, Latin American Catholic markets are the fastest growing in the world. However, they have little to show for it at the Vatican which is run mostly by Europeans - brown and black people doing the hard work while the honors are reserved for Europeans. Most unfortunate. Regards, George Pinto
