It is quite possible that Gilbert is joking when he suggests that Goan inquisition was an administrative, judicial or police action against criminals, spies and people with loose morals. But on the other hand, it might be a new insight into our history. The same is true with regard to his suggestion that temples were not razed to build churches. The chapel near the Dhovi Khopti in IRC might not actually be the temple of Chimolkaann from Marcel. But the burden is on others, especially the professional historians, to prove Gilbert wrong, if, indeed, he has not been joking all along. Unless they do so one would have to assume that he is right.
Cheers, Santosh --- cornel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am not aware that anyone on Goanet has really > attacked Catholicism as you imagine. In contrast, >however, you seem to have gone on and on dismissively >arguing with little firm evidence that, only >exceptionally might temples have been destroyed and >Catholic Churches built on them in Goa. Also, your >position on the Inquisition in Goa is highly >questionable to me and others but I was definitely not >dismissive of your position on these issues. I even >politely suggested that you may indeed be right but >that the issue should be left to professional >historians to resolve rather than perhaps an amateur > 'historian' like your good self. > _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
