-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Read V.M. de Malar's latest Column: | | | | Politics of Destruction | | | | http://www.goanet.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=416 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Sir,
I would like to request you to kindly post my below writing on the internet on goanews.com column. I remain truely goan at heart and thanking you for this opportunity and facility . Thank you Raul Carneiro Tel. 00965 6427764. ******************************************************************** This has reference to Mr. Godfrey J I Gonsalves comments My intention of writing this is to express my opinion and urge people to write the most appropriately specially in very sensitive cases, like the murder case of the priest as it affects the community at large. Let the Truth be Truth. let it come, but before it is systematically proven (of course sometimes truth is difficult to come out or is not proven) or known to be true, we must show restrain and not go to the extreme conclusions as some writers have gone to blame the priest. WE DONT KNOW YET THE FULL TRUTH OR FACTS. A shiver passed when we learnt that about 27 stabs were on the body of the priest and that he was suffocated to death. Thinking how much he must have suffered, how much helpless the priest must have felt on that ill-fated night sends more pain to the mind and heart. God bless the soul of the 'priest'. We pray to god for forgiveness and to show his mercy to Fr. Eusebio IF he failed anywhere, if there were any weakness on his part and god bless his soul for the services he rendered for the community. We have an obligation to pray for his soul, irrespective of the priest's behaviour and what may have been. We dont know the 'EXACT CAUSE' that triggered the 2 youth to go to such an extend of ending life of another being. is there any justifiable reason to do what Amit and Manish did ? even if the priest had made some mistakes, they could have reported to Bishop house . The crime of murdering the priest is unforgiving and unjustifiable. Imagine if all of us murder another person because that person did not keep his promise or because someone hurt us -- than we will find the strets full of dead bodies everyday and we ourselves maybe murdered and may not live to see even that. There are two things that we (friends and myself) find strange about the writing of Mr. Godfrey. 1. Why do you raise the question of lent season and priest giving food and alcohol to non-christians at parochial house ? Giving food, and even shelter to the 2 youths is a act of kindness. if the priest found someone in need of help, and volunteered to help is it a bad thing ?. we dont enquire or ask religion or caste to help someone in need. Of course we need the know more about the relationship the between the priest and the 2 youths. how long they knew each other, did they previously stayed overnight with the priest ? did the priest lend them money ? or did they lend money to the priest ? etc etc. We dont know if the priest offered alcohol to the youths as mentioned in the below article of Mr. Godfrey, or the youth brought the alcohol with them. Maybe the police will confirm correctly ? even if the priest had beer along with the youth irrespective of who brought it - I dont think it is a dreadful sin. why do you start thinking that it is not in line with christian habits ? WE ARE FORCED TO WONDER, how many times do we (people in the community and specially those who raise the question about lent season and acceptable behavious) or our family members go to help the priest or church activities ? WE ALSO WILL BE PLEASED TO KNOW, how many things you do that does not bring stigma to the community or what you do to bring laurals to your religious community ?. It's easy to say this is not in line with religious dogmas and that bring stigma to community. When we lose someone from our family or loved one, we know what is stigma and what is a fittness of things ( god protect us and our fly members) 2. We understand and agree with you that goans should be preferably employed by the priest/church in mess work etc.. But have anyone seen around ? how many goans boys are willing to help the priest/church to do household work for the salary that is presently offered ?. we know times have changed, economic demands are more, goans are earning abroad like ourselves. If goans were willing to do all the work for the amount of salary paid in goa, we would not have many problems in goa. ( this can be a big debate ) Now turning to the real problem, Do you believe that the 2 youth killed the priest because they drank for the 1st time and only 2 bottles ? why did two of them come to meet the priest at night (we understand priest knew one only, and promised job for one only. Did they pre-plan the murder ? We will know more after the finding of knife, ( is the knife from priest house, or did the 2 youth bring it along with them). Maybe there is more truth to come out. may Truth always truimp. We must learn from what happened. This is a lesson for us goans in general, dont behave like pre 1980's or 1990's. we could trust anyone anywhere. be careful whom you keep in your house for work, as tenants, as neighbours, dont blindly trust your children with anyone etc etc...Also I would like to note, that when people write to express our opinion we must be careful not to be too subjective (where not needed), we must not put wrong doubt in people's mind and create confusion and as it can distort ideas. I feel Mr. Godfrey few lines are on wrong footing, and must be prevented. Writers who write false news with or without an intention (intention maybe difficult to prove) must be punished in some way I hope atleast a few will agree with me. It appears that they seem to misuse the opportunity of internet and 'freedom to write' etc... thereby greatly affecting our 'freedom to know the truth' Once again, may god bless the soul of Fr. Eusebio Ferrao and give strength to Bishop & Priest & religious helpers to do the kind work they do and help us the common people to help the church and community at large. Raul Carneiro St. Cruz, India now in Kuwait. ******************************** love & happiness always
