Dear Mervyn I like your reply! It implies a sense of humour and sounds less tragic than one I received from someone who did not respond to me but to his own assumptions! No debate can be maintained with persons who reveal a disturbed state of mind and pretend that being "catholics" gives them the right to ignore caste system or resolve it! The Church and Christians of Goa must have thought that way at all times, that they were "good catholics". It did not prevent them from compromising with the caste system till today!
Mervyn, may I know if Maciels were your Jesuit connections? Are you a "zonn" collector of any village in Goa? Regards, Teotonio ----------------- I would really, really like to indicate what caste has been assigned to me, but I don't have a clue. However, I do know that there are others on this net who have a pretty good idea of which caste(s) has been assigned. These are the same people who in Tanzania could, and would, block other people from becoming members of the Goan clubs there because of their caste. The last time I was interested in the caste system, I was a pre-teen. I asked my mom what caste we were, and she said she did not have a clue. Even at that time, I thought that was strange as mom was THE smartest woman I knew. However, since her only brother and four of her first cousins were Jesuits, I ASSumed we must be of good stock :-) So, if there are any of you good folks out there who can help, please let me know on what rung of the ladder (by the grace of God) I was born too. Mervyn2.0 Award Winning Writer AVISO Esta mensagem (incluindo quaisquer anexos) pode conter informa��o confidencial para uso exclusivo do destinat�rio. Se n�o for o destinat�rio pretendido, n�o dever� usar, distribuir ou copiar este e-mail.Se recebeu esta mensagem por engano, por favor informe o emissor e elimine-o imediatamente. Obrigado. DISCLAIMER This e-mail (including any attachments) may contain confidential information for exclusive use of its recipient.If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, distribute or copy this e-mail. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the sender and delete it immediately. Thank you http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/1503/teo_publ.pdf
