Ana Maria Fernandes is one of those who contribute faithfully to the wellbeing of the church which is commendable. I agree with her that the Church in Goa has amassed such immense wealth by virtue of families bequeathing their entire properties to the church and the income derived from these properties also the various donations received from the Diaspora throughout the world which in many cases amounts to a considerable sum that it is a shame that they ask for additional funds to build retirement home for retired priests. I think that an audit of ALL the Churches should be conducted in order to establish what the current state of affairs is and also to weed out dishonest priests ( Believe you me there are many such crooks in the church who are known to have utilized church funds to marry off their relatives etc) and make them accountable and also establish the true wealth of the church. This should be an on going process so as to ensure that there is no hanky panky going on.The Archbishop should have a robust and incorrigible audit department to ensure the accountability of all funds coming into church coffers. Let us see what this will produce. Then if found wanting, the congregations can be asked to provide funds for Homes for retired priests.
Manuel ( Eddie) Tavares.
