I am surprised at the angry reaction from Derrik Da Costa. I had sent an article where some Bishops have criticised permission granted to an election meeting by a Roman Catholic institute, on the grounds that she did not conform to Catholic values. I asked what exactly are these Catholic values. My exact words are: "I wonder in what way do the Catholic institutes in Goa conform to the above. And what exactly are these Catholic values?"
Derrik writes: "As for what we Catholics stand for is what is in the Bible and nobody including yourself has a right to criticize those teachings. In future it would be appropriate to pull the beam out of your eye before to try to pick the speck out off your neighbors' eye." He does not say what exactly are the Catholic values - he merely says that one has to read the Bible to know it. Now, I really do not wish to read the Bible, and hence I was seeking the information. Of course, if it is position of the Catholics that they will not narrate them in brief, but I will HAVE to read the Bible to find out, then I guess I will have to live in a state of ignorance. I cannot criticise what I obviously do not know. So, why is Derrik angry with me? Derrik also says: "However despite all this I have noticed that in all parts of India our CATHOLIC institutions are sought after for education." Some six months ago, at the time of admission to the various colleges in Mumbai, one of the newspapers gave what were the cut-off marks for the top six colleges. I noted that out of these six, only one is a Christian institute, while the the other five were being run by the Hindus. And the Christian institute was third or fourth in the ranking. So, would I not be right in concluding that, at least in Mumbai, the Hindu institutions are more sought after. The publication did not give a break up of those seeking admission by their religious identity, and so I will not abe able to say if the Christians are as keen to get into these Hindu institutions as the Hindus are. Coming to Goa, I think there are no Christian colleges in Panaji, Vasco or Ponda - but they do have Hindu institutes. So, how does Derrik come to the conclusion above? Would be interested to hear from Derrik on this net. Sachin Phadte _________________________________________________________________ Post ads for free - to sell, rent or even buy.www.yello.in http://ss1.richmedia.in/recurl.asp?pid=186
