Funny enough today's gospel says it all.... why did the priest want money? and before anyone asks yes I am a catholic...but I find the request for payment for literally everything is deflecting from what christ said....in any event, the photo of the church promotes a good feeling of connection to all. I think if the priest did speak with some decorum, the matter would have been resolved. Shame on this priest is all I can say.
> Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 03:17:30 +0530 > Subject: [SALIGAONET] Shame on Saligao's parish priest > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > More on this debate at Goanet > http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/ > > Shame? Why? > > Before one rushes to a conclusion, it might be good to check what the > facts really are. Just some perspectives below.... > > In fairness, I must say I've never had this problem before. Neither at > Saligao any other church, nor temple. At the Safa Masjid in Ponda > recently, I was treated with utmost hospitality rather recently. > > My own favourite view from the Saligao church is here: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/4084134574/ > As you could see, it's taken from within the church complex itself... > but if anyone had to stop me from doing it, I probably wouldn't have > insisted. > > In the earlier note on Goanet, it was argued that the photo was being > taken from "outside" the church. Knowing the geography of the Saligao > church (a village I live in), I presume Rajan wanted to photograph the > church from *within* church property! I doubt anyone would stop a > photograph being taken from a public road or some other public space. > > Of course, one has to respect the rules of the place. For instance, > Bom Jesus at Old Goa has a rule which says no photographing devotees > while they are at prayer (though indoor photography is allowed too) > and tourists are not allowed into the shrine at the time when masses > are underway, if I'm not wrong. > > Fair enough. This is primarily a religious space, and not a fashion parade. > > From Rajan's description of what happened, I got the impression that > the priest (or whoever it was) might have also been intimidated by the > equipment Rajan carried, including the stands he mentioned. There > could be reason for concern over this. People do tend to get > suspicious of all kinds of complex equipment. Some movies too have > been shot in churches, only to depict all kinds of negative > stereotypes about the place and the community. If not mistaken, there > was an issue about what had been shot at the Assagao church some time > in the recent past. > > In all the Archaeological Survey of India-maintained churches at Old > Goa, there is a restriction, on photography done with a stand within > the church. One has to seek permission and pay an official fee > (something like Rs 5000), that too via New Delhi, before getting > permission to shoot with a stand indoors there. > > There are also restrictions on photography within the ASI museum in > Old Goa (which is a pity, since non-flash photograph should not have > any impact on the exhibits, I guess). > > Technically speaking, the exteriors of some buildings might require a > property-release to be photographed in some parts of the globe. That > nobody insists is perhaps a courtesy on their part, maybe not a right > for the photographer. > > There have been people who objected to my clicking their photo, and I > agree they have a right to their privacy if they don't wish to be > photographed. After all, it's a game which two parties have to agree > to play. FN > -- > Frederick Noronha :: +91-832-2409490 > Writing, editing, alt.publishing, photography, journalism > > > _________________________________________________________________ Chat to your friends for free on selected mobiles http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/174426567/direct/01/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en Please post regularly to keep the e-village active! -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
