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I wonder if Bosco de Sousa Eremita is in this forum. If he is not and if
someone knows him, please forward this email to him.
This is an excellent example of how a Goan news item can get easily
distorted.
It all seems to have started with a poorly written article from Paul
Fernandes (GT)
( http://www.goacom.com/joel/news/2006/may/11may06.htm ) which claimed that
the - quote -
> "World famous hypnotist, priest and revolutionary, Abbe Faria
> will be the first Goan to be honoured by a member of the European
> Union with a commemorative postcard on the occasion of his 250th birth
> anniversary on May 31, 2006. This rare distinction is only the second
> of its type accorded to any Goan after Portugal commemorated Blessed
> Joseph Vaz with a postal stamp on the occasion of his 300th birth
> anniversary."
- end of quote -
Problems with the above quote:
1. Honoured by a member of the European Union? Which one of the 25?
2. Why was the name of the member omitted? Isn't the name of that European
country important??
3. Was the name of the country unconsciously omitted or was it omitted on
purpose?
Now another article from Bosco de Sousa Eremita claims that Abbe Faria is
going to be honoured by the European Union!!!!
So, from one "Member of the European Union" (which one????) it has now
become the whole of the European Union!!! This is truly amazing and quite
amusing too.
I wonder if these writers really know what the European Union is or do they
think that the European Union is the equivalent of the United States of
Europe? Well, maybe in the future but not quite yet!
The name of the country which is honouring Abade Faria is extremely
important. I think most people know which country it is but somehow, the
name as been omitted (WHY AM I NOT AT ALL SURPRISED WITH THIS
OMMISSION??????)
Best regards,
Paulo Colaco Dias
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Goanet News
> Sent: 13 May 2006 09:01
> To: goanet@goanet.org
> Subject: [Goanet] European Union To Honour Goan Priest With
> CommemorativePost Card
>
> European Union To Honour Goan Priest With Commemorative Post Card
> By Bosco de Sousa Eremita
>
> PANAJI, Goa (SAR NEWS) -- The European Union is honouring a pioneering
> Goan Catholic priest scientist on the occasion of his 250 birth
> anniversary with a commemorative post card scheduled to be issued on 31
> May, according to media reports here.
>
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