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Sangath, www.sangath.com, is one of Goa's leading NGOs.
Sangath is looking to build a centre for services, training and research
and is looking to buy land of approx 1500 to 2000 sq mtrs
betweeen Mapusa and Bambolim and surrounding rural areas
If you have land to sell, please contact:
contac...@sangath.com or yvo...@sangath.com or phone +91-9881499458
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/180028.html
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Mario wrote:
> If Fr. Prakash wants to become a politician he should resign from the
> priesthood. You cannot honestly serve both God and Caesar, ...er,
> Shivaji, at the same time.
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:52:18 +0530
From: Marshall Mendonza <mmendonz...@gmail.com>
Mario, may I place a query before you. I would appreciate if you could
answer it to the point and with supporting explanation.
Mario responds:
Marshall, I know I was born at night - but it wasn't last night.
No, you may not place a query before me, leave alone three:-))
My opinion has to do with conflicts of interest between vows that REAL priests
take versus whom they would be required to represent in a secular democracy.
For example, the Vatican places stringent restrictions on Catholic politicians
in matters of abortion and gay marriage, which may clash with secular policy.
This would apply ten fold to priests.
Even the Bible recognized that God and Shivaji should be kept apart.
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:20:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: Samir Kelekar <samir_kele...@yahoo.com>
So, if a priest speaks against the ills of society, it is fine.
Mario responds:
Of course this would be fine. However, I don't believe the debate is about Fr.
Prakash simply speaking out, but about becoming a politician and running for
office. It is about the conflict of loyalty when one takes an oath of office
in a secular democracy and an oath to serve one's God at the same time.
