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Well... Goan Catholic culture would be essentially Catholic, I guess!
Anthony and/or Nolette, like some other expats do, seem to have erred
in confusing between expat Goans and Goans-in-Goa. If you're an expat,
you could be easily misled into believing that the only Goans that
exist are predominantly Catholic!
The Goan world looks different depending on whether your a
Goan-in-diaspora or a Goan-in-Goa.
As far as Dr Santosh's point-scoring argument about people changing
their religion goes is concerned, I think it's a bit rhetorical. Most
people stay in the religion of their birth. A few drop out of it and
don't practice religion. But only a tiny (or miniscule) segment
actually change their religion in their lifetime.
Correct me if I'm wrong. FN
On 03/02/07, Santosh Helekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- Anthony and Nolette de Souza
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >...............................................
> >THESE GOAN TURNCOATS OUGHT TO REMEMBER THAT GOAN
> >CULTURE IS ESSENTIALLY CATHOLIC IN NATURE AND
> >SIGNIFICANCE AND WHATEVER SECTS THESE GOAN
> MALCONTENTS >JOIN, THEY SHOULD REALIZE THAT ONCE A
> CATHOLIC, ALWAYS >A
> CATHOLIC......................................
> >
>
> How many people on Goanet believe that Goan culture is
> essentially Catholic? Also do Catholics believe that
> once a Hindu, Muslim or Buddhist, always a Hindu,
> Muslim or Buddhist? If so, how does it impact the Goan
> Catholics who have all been converted to Catholicism
> from other religions? If not, why is there a double
> standard?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Santosh
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