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Sangath, www.sangath.com, is looking to build a centre for services, training and research and seeks to buy approx 1500 to 2000 sq mtrs land betweeen Mapusa and Bambolim and surrounding rural areas. Please contact: [email protected] or [email protected] or ph+91-9881499458 http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/180028.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ I am surprised Aiyar writes an article without quoting the actual piece he takes exception to. Here is the link to the Pope's encyclical, CHARITY IN TRUTH http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/encyclicals/documents/hf_ben-xvi_enc_20090629_caritas-in-veritate_en.html I am not interested in defending the Pope or the contents of the encyclical, but does Aiyar realize that outsourcing helps countries like the Philippines, Mexico, Brazil, all with large, predominantly Catholic populations. The Pope could not possibly be against Catholics. I seriously doubt there was a racial element in the encyclical, although as I have written previously on the Blessed Vaz cause, the Vatican is not immune to racial criticism. There is another point Aiyar misses. Some of the beneficiaries of outsourcing in the West are Indian owned companies who have Indian operations; many non-white owned companies too in the West outsource. So I think Aiyar's criticism is misplaced here. In any case, I have provided the link above to the encyclical and readers can make up their minds. Regards, George > Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2009 15:43:35 +0530 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > The Pope's moral blunders on outsourcing S A Aiyar Sunday August 02, > 2009 > Religion and business rarely mix well. This shows up in the encyclical > of Pope Benedict XVI. The encyclical generally supports globalization, > but criticizes western companies that outsource business to developing > countries.
