Hi All, Mz M. Mascarenhas Says: Lobbying for "OUR" spiritual candidates in is not going to make anyone more or less holy. As for exerting global pressure, it seems to me there are hundreds of far more pressing issues with which to concern ourselves than whether or not a Goan is becomes a pope or a saint--global warming, for instance. The fact that an estimated 25000 people die of hunger and poverty in the world EVERY DAY. The virtual genocide of the Palestinians. The global trafficking of children for the purpose of cheap labour and/or prostitution. The dangerous descent of Iraq into civil war and the complete destabilization of the Middle East. I could go on and on, but I'm sure you catch my drift. Margaret Mascarenhas ----- I ask? What has Pelestinian/Israeli affairs got to do with Goan affairs? What has Shia bombing Suni in Iraq got to do with Goan Affairs? Tony Blair and his Labour Party has and are doing whatever they can; do you all think Goans can do better? than Ex President Clinton? Can any one eradicate Prostitution? Minimun wage in UK is now in force. Does that mean there are NO poor people and children in UK?
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