Joe, which year(s) specifically are you talking about? While we critique all that is bad, we need to appreciate efforts at reform. I think the Catholic Church in Goa has been trying -- though it has a long way more to go -- to turn its back on this... for at least the past 20-30 years.
I saw the battle put up by young priests in places like Cuncolim battle casteism, at great personal harassment and risk. As the composition of the priesthood changes -- and it stops being a preserve of the elite as it has been for centuries -- we can expect a lot of surprises to come our way. At that time, maybe the Church would become more representative of its flock, and echo its aspirations in a better way. Such changes are needed in the interest of the Church, probably, just as Vatican II came in like a breath of fresh air... FN On 11/09/06, JoeGoaUk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I remember my friend from Cansaulim telling me that in their church, on Good > Friday, they use > to take out procession of the life size image of Christ/Coffin carried out > and this was done > traditionally by the Gaumcars only. Many years ago, people from other cast > demanded to know > as to why only them and not us ? Fight broke out and since then there is no > procession and the > poor Jesus Christ Image stays there closed all these years. Partly opened for > public > veneration on very first Friday of the month I think. -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Frederick Noronha http://fn.goa-india.org 9822122436 +91-832-240-9490 http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/ _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
