----------------------------------------------------------------- Goanetter Francis Rodrigues (Vasco/Toronto) unveils his book, The Greatest Konkani Song Hits. Launch dates: Goa (Kala Academy) on 9 Aug. 4 pm. U.K. (Staines) on 15 Aug. Canada on 20 Aug and US on 30 Aug. Details http://www.konkanisongbook.com/
----------------------------------------------------------------- From: Mario Goveia > The Vatican's business is religion and morals. When they > wade into economics and business they can be as moronic as > Karl Marx, the Nehru family, Fidel and Raul Castro..... > My advice to the Vatican, "Stick to religion and helping the > poor, and stay the hell away from economics." From: George Pinto > > I am surprised Aiyar writes an article without quoting the > actual piece he takes exception to. > Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2009 01:27:22 -0400 From: "Bosco D'Mello" <[email protected]> Oops!! Looks like Aiyar-ji did a number on Mario-G!! Best advice is gratuituous advice from Mario-G!! Fulfilled his daily quota, all without reading any facts!! Mario responds: Ooops! Looks like Bosco has stepped in cow-cakes again:-)) He apparently knows about as much about the Vatican's attitude towards economics as he does about medical waiting lists in Canada:-)) I wonder what part of my comments above did Bosco fail to understand? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/08/world/europe/08pope.html Excerpt: Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday called for a radical rethinking of the global economy, criticizing a growing divide between rich and poor and urging the establishment of a “true world political authority” to oversee the economy and work for the “common good.” He criticized the current economic system, “where the pernicious effects of sin are evident,” and urged financiers in particular to “rediscover the genuinely ethical foundation of their activity.” [end of excerpt] And, http://www.indiancatholic.in/news/storydetails.php/12752-1-6-Pope%E2%80%99s-Encyclical-creates-fear-in-outsourcing-industry-in-India Excerpt: According to Raman Roy, a pioneer in outsourcing industry in India the recent encyclical by the Pope seems to be questioning the adverse effect of Outsourcing in the world market and the economies of the western countries. The Pope writes in the Encyclical, “The so-called outsourcing of production can weaken the company’s sense of responsibility towards the stakeholders — namely the workers, the suppliers, the consumers, the natural environment and broader society — in favour of the shareholders, who are not tied to a specific geographical area and who, therefore, enjoy extraordinary mobility.” [end of excerpt] And: http://www.cathnews.com/article.aspx?aeid=14970 Excerpt: The Caritas et Veritate encyclical, overdue by a couple of months reportedly due to difficulties encountered in translating to Latin, underscores the "need for a system with three subjects: the market, the State and civil society," to "civilising of the economy", the Vatican Information Service said, quoting from the text. The encyclical is Benedict's third. Filled with terms like "globalisation," "market economy," "outsourcing," "labour unions" and "alternative energy,", the New York Times reported, "it is not surprising that the Italian media reported that the Vatican was having difficulty translating the 144 page document into Latin." [end of excerpt] And http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1909020,00.html Excerpt: Ever wondered what God makes of the current global economic crisis? We'll never know, of course, but the man the Roman Catholic Church deems the Almighty's "pastor in chief" has finally weighed in with his own take: Pope Benedict XVI offers neither stock tips nor bailout plans in Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth), but the long-awaited third encyclical of his papacy is a wide-ranging commentary on the sources of our economic woes and a holy blueprint for recovery based on something greater than the once mighty dollar. [end of excerpt]
