RF: Or perhaps he has heard the garbage problem and wants to avoid the BJP blaming him for it.
vjp: Brilliant. venantius jp On Sat, Aug 9, 2014 at 8:05 AM, MD <mmdme...@gmail.com> wrote: > Bishops of Rome and Rome of the Orient > Message-ID: <onmac7qyqyxhpi8n2lydd0or.1407544417...@email.android.com> > > According to Catholic News Agency report, in February (2014), Cardinal > Malcolm Ranjith of the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo had invited Pope > Francis to visit the country and Pope Francis announced that he will visit > Sri Lanka in January 2015. Since the Bishop of Rome is the Head of the > State of the Vatican, an independent State (country), though smallest, > within the city of Rome, I think a formal invitation is required, much in > advance as the Sri Lankan Cardinal has done. Was the Pope formally invited > as the Sri Lankan Cardinal has done? I guess as per diplomatic protocol any > Head of State arrives first in the Capital of the host country if it is > official visit? > md > > Bishops of Rome and Rome of the Orient > Message-ID: <onmac7qyqyxhpi8n2lydd0or.1407544417...@email.android.com> > Perhaps the Bishop of Rome remembers the Padroado and still wants to honor > it. > > Or as a Jesuit he wants to discourage the worshipping of a long dead body > even if the person once happened to be from his own Society. > > Or perhaps he thinks that Goans are so solidly devout that his visits must > be to less faithful and more faltering Catholics. > > Or perhaps he has heard the garbage problem and wants to avoid the BJP > blaming him for it. > > Roland. > -- +++++++++++++ Venantius J Pinto