*Let me preface my remarks by the following observation:* *1)Under no circumstances should politics and religion get mixed up.*
*2)The oppression of men, women and children is wrong….its a crime against humanity.* *3)Priest, Bishops and even Popes are humans and cannot know everything about sciences etc* *4)There are more “educated people in the world today than at any other time in History * *5)Most “HIStory” are exclusive meaning “women are excluded” :”OURSTORIES are at best Oral History”* *Last Tuesday, 3rd; December I, went to St. Josephs Cathedral (SJC) in Dar es Salaam for the Feast of SFX. Immediately as you enter SJC In a +metre high wooden statatue of SFX , The Cathedral was completed in 1905. However under the statue is a plaque. The statue was donated by the Goan Community about 10 years before the church was built. Who were these Goans, what were their names ? Since the event took place when the Germans ruled this part of East Africa, I know where to get the names. * *Yes the Mass was celebrated by Fr. Mario Dias. (OFM Cap) but there was no Celebartions in the Goan Institute, Instead we celebrated the life of Abel DSilva, brother of John DSilva, the formost Goan artist from Zanzibar I am glad to have met all the folks from that Island* *Expansion of:* *1)Under no circumstances should politics and religion get mixed up.* To understand the Inquisition in Goa and Portugal, we have to go to Spain. The Grand Inquisitor <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Inquisitor>, was selected by the King and was a member of the royal family Inquisitor, named by the Pope <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope> but selected by the king, always from within the royal family <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_family>. He in turn appointed the Inquisitor in Portugal, Goa etc The first Grand Inquisitor was D. Diogo da Silva, <https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diogo_da_Silva> personal confessor of King John III and Bishop of Ceuta <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Ceuta>. He was followed by Cardinal Henry <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_Henry>, brother of John III <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_III_of_Portugal>, who would later become king. The major target of the Portuguese Inquisition were those who had converted from Judaism to Catholicim; the Conversos <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conversos>, or New Christians <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Christians>. were suspected of secretly practicing Judaism <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypto-Judaism>. Many of these were originally Spanish Jews <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sefardic_Jews> who had left Spain for Portugal, when Spain forced Jews to convert to Christianity or leave. The number of victims is estimated as around 40,000. *Did SFX torture and force Hindus, Early Christians and Moslem to became Catholics? Was he the *Grand Inquisitor. NO! NO ! Perhaps the Dominicans ?? SFX preached the Gospel, cared for the sick. He was a linguist. He suffered a lot during his travels. During one trip when the boat sunk and he lost his cross, the crab dropped the cross near him. (Talk of Goans & Crab Mentality) He spent only 10 months in India but he was more impressed by the Far East. Malaysia, Japan and China. The reality in today's world from Trump to Modi, Brazil to Philippines there is the mixing of Politics and Religion ....it cases Greed substitutes Gods I End to Part One Adolfo Mascarenhas Not too Peaceful Dar es Salaam r
