--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > MG: Talking about silence, I did not see any > response, from you or anyone else, to my post about > the article on the horrors of the Catholic caste > system in the Jesuit magazine, America, dated > February 14, 2005, titled "'Dalit' Means Broken". > > GL: I did not read the article. I have been pumped > with too much H2S. Does the article refer to Goa? > Are there any Dalits in Goa? Both the novem bhaile > and traditional Goenkars. If yes, can you give me > their statistics as it pertains to Goa? If no, then > why are you requesting me to read the above article? > Mario replies: Please get the article and see what it says. The Jesuits who were involved in denying that there were castes among Christians in India when the Indian Constitution was written were Goans.
But, you are right. Only the Goans were wise enough to give up the system. There is no caste system among Catholic Goans, and your research will confirm what goes on. We have just been imagining all the horrors we see and hear about, including the ones I detailed to you, complete with names. > MG: Besides, who is wise enough to decide when a > topic is "beaten to death"? > > GL: Elementary, Mr. Watson! Common Sense, Mario! > :=)) a.k.a. > when one starts repeating the same thoughts/ points > aniek time, ani aniek time, ani aniek time:=)) then > one should quit long before one get's there! > >Mario replies: Gilbert, common sense is all too uncommon. It lies in the eye of the beholde. BTW, repetition is often useful to counter conflicting claims that are made, as long as necessary, as you yourself have found in making your repetitive claims about the absence of the caste system among Catholic Goans. > > >