Re: [Goanet] Ref. Archbishop's letter.
floriano wrote: It looks like speech writers and letter drafters are putting things on paper for the head of the Church to read out or to post. And these speech writers and letter drafters must be reputable lawyers and politicians. This whole thing stinks to high heavens. floriano, You sort of disappoint me. If I remember correctly, you bursted onto the Goanet scene, last century, with a complaint about the ringing of church bells in your village. Today, both you and the Archbishop have chosen not to address the issue of the ringing of the church bells to call the 'faithful' to order. And the 'order' was to march to and stone someone house and property. We live in interesting times... Mervyn1128Lobo __ Yahoo! Canada Toolbar: Search from anywhere on the web, and bookmark your favourite sites. Download it now http://ca.toolbar.yahoo.com.
Re: [Goanet] Ref. Archbishop's letter.
Dear Mervyn, A long time ago the Aldona parish priest rang the Church bells in the dead of the night to frive away the robbing Ranes of Goa, where, in the bargain, the ring-leader of the Ranes was believed to have been shot dead thro' a well placed gun-shot fired from the choir. The second time the Aldona Church bells rang was to stop illegal construction of a 'gumpti' overnight at the Aldona market cicle where Prof. Eduardo D'Souza's bust is installed presently, while the Se cathedral bells remain silent inspite of a hedious gumpti being very much at home on the cathedral's grounds. Moira church bells ring because Moidekars are pixe and nobody gives a damn. However, the Colva Church bells have set a precedent which is going to live with us for a while. You (parish priest) don't like any one person in the village because he is a thorn in your backside, then ring the church bells, gather the well meaning idiots of the village to chase him out after burning his house and hurting his family. This, my dear Mervyn, is the modern day teachings of Jesus Christ. And why not? Don't each one of us want him to be a rascal he was not??? Cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org PS: Why don't entire Goa's Chuch Bells peal, Goa march to the Bishop's Palace to ask him to stand tall?? Looks like his grace is shorter by a few milimeters :-)). PPS: Goa's Need of the HourWhat's Zat??? . prominent citizens/leaders standing tall to be counted?? - Original Message - From: Mervyn Lobo mervynal...@yahoo.ca To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! goanet@lists.goanet.org Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 8:31 AM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Ref. Archbishop's letter. floriano wrote: It looks like speech writers and letter drafters are putting things on paper for the head of the Church to read out or to post. And these speech writers and letter drafters must be reputable lawyers and politicians. This whole thing stinks to high heavens. floriano, You sort of disappoint me. If I remember correctly, you bursted onto the Goanet scene, last century, with a complaint about the ringing of church bells in your village. Today, both you and the Archbishop have chosen not to address the issue of the ringing of the church bells to call the 'faithful' to order. And the 'order' was to march to and stone someone house and property. We live in interesting times... Mervyn1128Lobo
[Goanet] Ref. Archbishop's letter.
Much has been said and written in protest of recent acts of vandalism and arson at Colva precipitated and perpetuated by some of the Parish Council members. The Archbishop has released a letter to all parishes in South Goa, the contents of which are minced well to make it easier if he has to eat them later. The concerned CD nowhere warranted the need to protect faith, reputation or the shepherds. There was nothing against any religion, as even the learned Judge observed. A reputation does not get tarnished unless the cap fits you. And as far as protecting shepherds are concerned, Goan memory is still live to the murder of one, and the acquittal of the perpetrators of the crime for which the church authorities did not even Appeal. It surely was protecting, but whom? CDs, tiatrs, movies, etc., are not made with sole intention of exposing art. They are a means of communication to the reach out to the masses, whether literate or illiterate. And the arson and vandalism that followed has boosted the CD awareness to all the corners of the world. Commending the Parish Council for spearheading what they did instead of condemning, disciplining and expelling them is a shame on the whole community. Holding public at ransom for more than a day by way of a forced ‘bundh’ is criminal. The Supreme Court not long ago had made the organiser of a ‘bundh’ pay for the losses incurred to the public due to forced ‘bundh’. In this case it is clear that the Parish Council organised it and the victims were the tourists, hotels, taxis, businessmen, residents, etc. Anyone of them can file for compensation from the organisers. If the CD is defamatory, why not file a defamation suit? It will do well as the truth will prevail and the community will be made aware where they were wrong. If not, people will be inclined to believe the CD as true, and all this farcical cover-ups exposed. There is a wise saying:-“When you are in light, everything will follow you. But when you enter dark, even your own shadow will not follow you”. Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão. _ Windows 7: Find the right PC for you. Learn more. http://windows.microsoft.com/shop
