Dear Mr Costabar, I though away from my beloved village have some sentiments for our ancestral church and our faith - I dont seem to understand the last line of your letter which says 'As usual Catholics are involved, because the religion is "money". ' What exactly are you trying to imply that our catholics are involved because of the money involved ?
Please explain as your entire letter was nice but the last line is a little confusing and needs explanation sorry mate Schubert On 4/18/13, Blaise Costabir <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Fr, > The reason these MLA's /Ministers ride rough shod over us is because we > submit ourselves to them. > > Are we saying that we need an MLA or Government to maintain the historic > Mae De Deus Church? We go asking for funds to these people, for lights > painting hotmixing, they inturn demand their pound of flesh. > > We have a powerful God, he looks after the sparrows, so will he not provide > for his Church, are there not enough people who will contribute in small > and big ways to ensure the Church stands tall and maintained in its > original glory. Why do we have to depend on the MLA's > > When the illumination and repainting was done did the MLA ask the PP for > permission, I doubt it, so when he wants to use the Church as a back drop > he will do the same, he believes he has a right to do so. After all MLA's > believe that when Government money is spent under their watch it > is their money and they are doing society a favour, be it painting a church > or hotmixing a road. > > This is a good opportunity for the Church, any Church to think before they > accept the handouts from MLA's. Have we not heard Priests praising the > MLA's of the day for doing this or that work for the church as it it the > MLA's personal money. > > Stop and think. The results are there for you to see. Today they are using > the picture as a backdrop, tomorrow they will have it in the Church itself. > > And please do not think this is a communal decision, it is simply economic. > Someone is going to make big money, no prizes for guessing. As usual > Catholics are involved, because the religion is "money". > > Have a good day > > Blaise Costabir > > > On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 11:42 PM, muriel&mario <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Dear Saligaokaram, >> >> The Asst. Parish Priest of Mae de Deus Church, Saligao, Fr. Dominic >> Sequeira sent this mail to SaligaoNet, but for technical reasons it did >> not >> appear. He has requested us to post it. >> >> Warm regards and solidarity. >> >> M&M. >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Dominic Sequeira <[email protected]> >> Date: 17 April 2013 11:29 >> Subject: Fw: Heritage programme in saligao >> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> >> ----- Forwarded Message ----- >> *From:* Dominic Sequeira <[email protected]> >> *To:* "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, 17 April 2013 11:26 AM >> *Subject:* Heritage Programme In Saligao >> >> Dear Saligaonkars, >> >> This is to call to your attention that the Tourism Dept. is organising a >> Heritage Festival, using the Mae de Deus Church, Saligao as a backdrop on >> a >> stage and as a backdrop to promote the festival. >> >> This is a matter of great concern as the tourism minister says he needs >> no >> permission from the parish priest or any church authority to use the >> church >> as a backdrop for the programme. >> >> The question that I raised in the newspaper was in the light of this >> problem (see attachment from Herald). What I am referring to is that, >> when >> the illegal petrol pump was coming up, we were fighting to protect the >> church as a Heritage site. The local MLA/minister and the panchayat did >> not stop it. >> >> Secondly, the illumination of the church was not working for the past 6 >> months. At Christmas and New Year, the outside of the church was in >> darkness. When we made a noise about it in the newspapers, the >> MLA/minister got angry. Earlier, he did not repair the lights in spite >> of >> being notified about it. Now that he is having his own programme, he has >> started repairs just 2 days ago. He is repairing them for his motives. >> >> Is this right? >> >> Spending Rs. 3.5 lakhs, the church has been painted and maintained by its >> own committee. When the hotmix project for the church parking-lot was >> passed, the MLA/minister was the one who objected to it, but we managed >> somehow to get it done. >> >> When the persons concerned Clive Sequeira and Nicholas Sequeira came to >> our parish priest they spoke about using the church as a backdrop for the >> Heritage Festival. Father requested them to apply in writing for the >> permission as our church is a private church. We maintain the church by >> ourselves, without any financial assistance from the government. So how >> can they use our church as a background for their programme? Till date >> no >> permission is sought, but the work of the festival is in full swing. >> >> Who is the owner of the church, who is in charge of it? And now, at >> whose >> cost is the minister for tourism using the church to promote this >> festival? >> >> The minister says, "I do not need to ask permission from father to use >> the >> church as a backdrop". Is this not dadagiri to over ride church >> authority? >> >> Our brothers Clive Sequeira and Nicholas Sequeira knowing the facts, are >> party to this heritage programme. Is this right on their part to deny >> and >> defy their parishioners and the villagers? >> >> As responsible villagers of Saligao and parishioners of Mae de Deus >> church >> are we not to raise this issue? Is there no respect for the religious >> sentiments of us catholics? Are we to be taken for granted by the >> government, our MLA/tourism minister in our village? >> >> Fr Dominic Sequeira >> Asst. 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