Dear Stephen,
Don't you think we should have posed this question when he was declared Blessed
in Sri Lanka? What about Mother Teresa who is of Albanian origin but was
declared the Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta and will be declared the saint
of Calcutta, India?
Domnic FernandesGaumvaddi, AnjunaMob: 8805237604Regarding the topic of
Sainthood for Pe Joseph Vaz who is a Goan by birthor a Indian, we Goans must
try and pray that he gets the Sainthood as aGoan identity, although he did lots
of work in Sri Lanka which comeslater. Always for a person is indicated its
place of birth when he/she isborn in that particular country for such
decisions.Now let us take for example a particular case where a mother gives
abirth to a child in the mid air or sea, say in international Lat/Longpositions
so the person get his/her birth certificate as a special case asInternational
birth certificate as that place can be called as a neutralcountry. Therefore
our Pe.Joseph Vaz when he is born in Goa I suppose heshould be declared as a
Saint of Goa origin and not Sri Lanka.. Many vestedinterest groups may say
different stories and claim that he should beproclaimed as Saint of Sri Lanka
which I do not agree. Modi and GoaGovernment should make efforts to take up
this matter in consultation withour Indian/Goan Catholics religious
orders/groups and with the Papal inRome and impress upon them that this
Pr.Joseph Vaz is a Saint from India(GOA) and the sainthood should be named as
Goan Saint.I am sure more information in this matter will be elaborated and
providedby the Priests from Goa and our Bishop Filipe Neri as I am not a
properperson.Stephen DiasD.Paula-Goa
