>> ...Once this is permitted, I am sure in future we may find a Russian
colony or even a village in Goa. There are chances that they may appoint
their own Mayor in their area to look after their interests and
activities ....<<
And why not. Goans have been doing this very thing for the last 200
years. Goans have established parishes and communities in many parts of
India and in many cities around the world. Congregations don't usually
get a gift of land from governments. Congregations work, they save, they
pool their resources and they purchase land. You will find Goans at
every level of government, the civil service, and business. You will
find priests, bishops and cardinals, nurturing the communities.
AND... What makes you think God bequeathed Goa to Goans. Goa belongs to
anyone who wishes to live and work for her. As does India. As does every
other country and city in the world... People have immigrated into Goa
and others have migrated out for the last twenty centuries. This dynamic
is what makes Goa cultural rich and as exciting as any place on earth.
This is why you will find Goan families living in almost every major
city across the globe and fledgling Goan communities in many.
Let me close with this:
from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Orthodox_%E2%80%93_Roman_Catholic_theological_differences#Official_position_of_the_Catholic_Church
''The Roman Catholic Church considers that the differences between
Eastern and Western theology are complementary rather than
contradictory, as stated in the Decree Unitatis redintegratio of the
Second Vatican Council, which declared:
In the study of revelation East and West have followed different
methods, and have developed differently their understanding and
confession of God's truth. It is hardly surprising, then, if from time
to time one tradition has come nearer to a full appreciation of some
aspects of a mystery of revelation than the other, or has expressed it
to better advantage. In such cases, these various theological
expressions are to be considered often as mutually complementary rather
than conflicting. Where the authentic theological traditions of the
Eastern Church are concerned, we must recognize the admirable way in
which they have their roots in Holy Scripture, and how they are nurtured
and given expression in the life of the liturgy. They derive their
strength too from the living tradition of the apostles and from the
works of the Fathers and spiritual writers of the Eastern Churches. Thus
they promote the right ordering of Christian life and, indeed, pave the
way to a full vision of Christian truth.''
--
Albert Peres
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--- Stephen Dias steve.dias60 at gmail.com wrote ---
RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IN GOA?
In our democratic country nobody can stop any religious organizations
setting up in India. We have several churches, mosques, gurudavaras
and others temples in Goa which is their right to exist and now we are
likely to see more churches into existence from foreign countries.
Today’s (19.12.2013) news report in GT says that Russians Orthodox
Church is planning to construct in Goa, for the benefit of their
citizens and very soon some other countries may also follow. This is
going to be a burden for the local government to give them space to
build their churches where we hardly get a reasonable land for our
Goans..
Once this is permitted, I am sure in future we may find a Russian
colony or even a village in Goa. There are chances that they may
appoint their own Mayor in their area to look after their interests
and activities.
Goa Tourism Department should be more careful to deal with these kinds
of issues which may create some ill effects to tourism..
We are already having our own infrastructure problems and if this kind
of demand is allowed to foreign citizens staying in Goa, one fine day
they will demand crematorium/cemetery, market, offices and even their
own Resident Home Minister.
In the name of tourism it may create havoc to Goans in near future.
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