On Wednesday, March 13, 2019, 5:23 PM, Adolfo Mascarenhas wrote:
3) ALL OF YOU HAVE HEARD OF THE APOSTLE THOMAS & BARTOL. YES THEY MOVED TO
SOUTH INDIA WHERE DARK SKINNED PEOPLE LIVE... THAT WAS AROUND AD 37/40.
THERE WERE CHRISTIANS IN INDIA ABOUT 1500 YEARS BEFORE ST FRANCIS XAVIER
AŔRIVED. WHITE MANS RELIGION...MY FOOT
6) Your point of the Moravians is interesting. Former Minister of Defense
Prof. Serungi and my neighbour at UDSM is a Moravian ,his Hungarian wife
is a Catholic....he comes to church...
Finally lets be Z Bit More Circumspect & try bring Understanding between
people...lets be a bit more responsible rather than just leaving it to
Priest, Bishops & the Pope
Adolfo Mascarehas
In Dar es salaam————————————————————-
Doc,I think Catholics are aware who the church is. The crux of the matter is
who has assumed the leadership of the church.
Also,1) After 2,000 years of Christianity in India, I would have assumed that
more than a one hard working, true believer Goan would qualify for sainthood. I
am at a loss as to why the dark skinned folks have more difficulties qualifying
as saints.
2) Parishioners throughout the world have been complaining to the church
authorities about abuse by priests and the clergy. The Catholic Church response
is to stall, deny and try and sweep the matter under the carpet. They proved to
be unresponsive to their parishioners needs and as such, believers have left
the church. In droves. In other words, the church took away the mystic of
religion.
3) I am all for converting those with traditional beliefs to become followers
of monolithic religions. I also hope I see the day when Tanzanian Moravians
will travel to Germany, learn the language and bring back the lost sheep into
the flock.
4) Closer to home, I get pleas for funds to maintain the German, complete with
stain glass windows, heritage churches that are empty. The churches have
services only for Easter and Christmas. I send a few dollars to one church that
has an altar that reminds me of St. Joseph’s, Dar es Salaam.
Mervyn
