Hi Jorge, I whole heartedly agree with you. If the church in Goa is only interested in helping Poor others in preference to Poor Goans, then why should we support them? The proverb God helps those who help themselves should apply. All the money we contribute to the church should henceforth be diverted into an account managed by a committee of Poor Goans from which should emanate funds to help poor Goans with hospital fees, medicines, food for the poor,shelters schools and other worthy causes. We will then see how these Priests who care more for non Catholics will survive. This should change their attitude and rope them into caring for their flock first as they see their primary source of income cut off.
If they threaten to Excommunicate us en mass, tell them to go ahead and do so. What good is a church without a congregation? This is the only we will be able to change their attitude. Manuel (Eddie) Tavares.
