On Mon Jan 1 23:58:25 PST 2007, Albert Desouza wrote:
There is one sunday of october that is called Mission sunday. People are
asked to donate generously towards mission but no one knows how much
money is spent on mission.
RESPONSE: Have you tried approaching the Archdiocese offices to enquire how
much of their budget is spent on missionary work? Your lack of sincerity in
raising that question makes it appear that you are just looking for a seat
on the throne of judgement?
People of Goa are really starving for the word of God as one can
easily see them crowding at Pota for the retreat. People have been going
to Neura, etc etc because they just want to hear the word of God.
RESPONSE: People will go wherever people feel they need to go - whether its
Potta, the mandir, the masjid, the cosmos or the jadoogar. This is what
people do in the pursuit of spiritual fulfillment and happiness.
Charity begins at home and it is the duty of Goa archdioceses to organise
mission
work in Goa instead of running to Africa where one does not really know
whether the priest are taking a holiday or doing God's work.
RESPONSE: Albert, are you a religious person? Shame on you for casting
aspersions on priests in general. Here you are looking for that seat on the
throne of judgement, again.
Priests must be trained to deliver the word of God. I cannot understand
why lay
people are kept out of it. They can preach the word of God better than the
priest.
RESPONSE: You seem to be oblivious to what it takes to become a priest. When
you say "people" are you referring to yourself ? I don't think anybody is
prevented from preaching the word of God. Please try it out yourself. I
sincerely hope you can attract an audience to dispel this myth. I meet such
people almost on a daily basis - they come in all colors and denominations.
In the past few days you have criticised the Most Rev Archbishop of Goa for
exercising his rights. Here above, you are criticising the Archdiocese for
not organizing missions in Goa. Its a "Damned if you Do; Damned if you
Don't" attitude that you have for the Catholic Church in Goa.
After reading you for several weeks now, it appears you are carrying a chip
on your shoulder with regard to the Catholic Church and possibly some
priests in Goa. For your own peace of mind the sooner you come to terms with
whatever it is, the better for you. Whether you do it publicly or privately,
it could possibly have its own ramifications on yourself. While you are
welcome to your (ir)religious views here on Goanet, please note this is not
the 'couch'. Your hypocrisy has gone on long enough.
- Bosco
