The selling of Church and church property situations in Newfoundland, Canada and the territory of Goa may not be the same.
In Newfoundland, churches and property are being sold to pay court ordered reparations to abused victims. In Goa, the selling is taking place due to the dishonesty of priests and their allies in lay councils and perhaps in the hierarchy above. In Canada (like elsewhere) the abuse of children took place under the watch of the bishops and as João Barros tells us, the illegal sales of Goa Church property must most likely have taken place under the watch of Archbishop House. The situations differ, but the results are the same. Parishioners suffer. In Goa the question is starker than in Newfoundland. In the former, huge real estate development pressure exists and temptations to sell choice property abounds. It’s only a matter of time before the ownership, order and system that governs the relationship between diocese and parishioners crumbles if a strong fence is not erected around the ties that bind them. Selling Churches To Pay For Sins CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/selling-churches-to-pay-for-sins Roland. Toronto.
