The desecration of hosts at Rachol The role played by the P.P has rightly come in for appreciation and that of police too for limiting the damage. .The belief and faith in sacred host as body and blood of Christ is central to our religion. The faithful are scandalized but may not necessarily seek retribution and punishment, But forgiveness has another side to it and that is penance and repentance which cannot be underplayed. Many may not be satisfied with the decision but wiser counsel did prevail instead of literally baying for blood and swift action. There is no limit to forgiveness by catholics as the bible quotes 77 times seven, . The sacredness , miracles of Eucharist is available in many instances and scientifically documented as heart muscle and human blood even identifying the blood group .For skeptics and these two students their doubts or beliefs is not germane to the catholic religion. .Nevertheless trivializing the incident is not in good spirit, The fact that they tried to document the event of their ignorance and stupidity is a serious matter of discussion and concern that defies their expalnation of justification and simplicity as unpalnned
In the past in Goa and elsewhere in India the desecration was vandalisng the places of worships, crosses, monuments, shrines, cemeteries, violating religious persons taking vow of celibacy etc were order of the day,. Taking away the host without knowledge is also sacrilegious and it has happened., but the maner of desecration is unique that defies rational behaviuor of knowledgable adults. During the time of Christ, Pilot washed his hands and condemn Jesus to death. Others mercileslly scourged Jesus, spat on him, mocked him by putting on him the robes of the King. Finally he was brutally nailed to the cross, The centurion who pierced his side to test, if he was alive was restored of his eyesight. The doubting Thomas committed great offence too. One jeered him by quenching his thirst by vinegar. These any many more incidents in the Bible show how Jesus in human form and as a person and God tolerated the pain , suffering and humiliation. The one on the cross doubted his divinity and ridicule him too, But Jesus before his last breadth said “ Father forgive them for they know not what they do” All these atrocities on the person of Jesus , the God are far more grave, scandalous, sacrilegious that should have called for most severe and stringent action etc then the incident at Rachol. Is the apology written or otherwise through the Principal, parents not sufficient enough to close the incident in the spirit of forget and forgive?, The year of mercy has just been concluded, but we tend to forget what we celebrated and why.. It also the period of lent that has relevance and significance to the distasteful event, The faithful at Rachol have demonstrated calm and peace by not taking law into their own hands and by not displaying emotional spontaneous outbursts of violenceand reatliation Finally God has said that revenge is mine, God`s way are not our ways and hence displeasure ,action will be rightly reserved to Him Nelson Lopes Chinchinim
