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Dear fellow netters
and specially Frederick Noronha.
Regarding your letter of 17th of December.
You are the moderator of Goanet, a fellow journalist
and a catholic brother of us living in Saligao. That
is approximately 15 kilometers from my house in
Ribandar. You are always welcome to my home. You are
also welcome to join me, my wife and my three minor
children which every Sunday join hundreds off
parishioners of Ribandar in the services of Fr. Newton
Rodrigues. Now we are all preparing for Christmas.
Please come to us Mr. Noronha. and share some time
with us.
You are also hereby invited to come to Ribandar, to
meet the victims of the mob of Ribandar. Since August
this year the mob has traumatized the village of
Ribandar. One of their tools is Goanet, where a
so-called "activist-style-lawyer” has been
intimidating people who cannot defend them self. This
victims includes the Nuns of of Our Lady of Help
Convent, a Parish Priest, a mother and and child. All
catholic brothers and sisters of us.
Why have the serious media in Goa stopped entertaining
this mob? Is it because they all want to cover up a
crime, or is it because they have seen enough proof of
who are the culprits here? Let me recall that in
September the mother of the child personally
distributed a letter to the editors of the three
English newspapers in Goa. The mother stated that the
so-called “activist-style-lawyer” and the so-called
"uncle" do not represent her. Not only do they not
represent her, she claims they did pressurize her to
file false allegations on our priest. Mr Frederick
Noronha, Kindly take the short journey to Ribandar,
meet the lady and get your self a copy of that letter.
And kindly stop making Goanet a part of the mob the
people of Ribandar are facing.
Kindly also pick up the letter which the mother has
given the parishioners, a letter to the CM of Goa,
with a copy to the DGP of Goa and the investigating
police officer, that the Parish Priest of Ribandar has
falsely been framed. Knowing that this letter exists:
Would is be anything but a shameful attack on all
Catholics in Goa, it the legal system in misused to
prosecute one of our priests?
This respective authority has responded by not charge
sheeting the Priest. Lets hope and pray that justice
will prevail also in the future. Kindly also
accnowledge, that any person in India has the right to
approach any Court of Law with any kind of
allegations. True or false, right or wrong. Even you
Mr. Noronha, can be falsely framed, false witnesses
can be put up against you, and the accuser can start
distributing pamphlets in the village spoiling your
name, and use Internet forums like Goanet to
distribute the same false allegations. The difference
between you Mr. Norohna, and the victims of Ribandar,
is that you are capable of putting up a strong
defense. A priest cannot, neither can the nuns,
neither can a pore lady who lives alone, having her
husband working abroad. You sit safely in your house,
Mr. Norona, giving us analysis, even telling us that
the attackers of our Church are doing a god job.
Kindly come to Ribandar, and take the stories of the
victims, before you pas any more comments.
Fr. Newton Rodrigues is a human being. He has been
with us in Ribandar for five years now. Priests will
come and go. Our Father will one day leave Ribandar,
and continue his Ministry. But our Church and the
village will remain. The pamphlets in the village,
and the letters on Goanet, is not hurting the Priest.
He is a strong man, and he will stand firm in the
stormy winds. Even come to court if he is called. Mr.
Norhona, kindly understand that the pamphlets and
hurting us, every catholic of Ribandar. Even during
Christmas, the name of our Church, and the name of our
village are being dragged down in the gutter.
Peace be with all of you.
And have a God blessed Christmas.
Mr. Ivar Fjeld
Ribandar
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