Places of worship are the only known Portraits of God, inspired by and dedicated to earthly saints. A Basilica of St. Jose Vaz would give God's Portrait yet another welcome patina.
Now for some soundbytes: Does God truly need another Big House when countless faithfuls are homeless, endure hunger or persecution? If Goans can drum up capital for a “Taj Bankroti”, why not restructure it into the 'St. Jose Vaz Provident Fund', use that power-capital to conserve existing Portraits of God in Goa which are in varying states of neglect and some, on the verge of becoming another variant of the Tower of St. Augustine? Such gesture would be the first time that a brown saint comes to the aid of white saints so that cohabitation may continue. Lastly, we live in an era circumvented by iPhones, ISPs and satellites. A single Goan can set up and maintain a Virtual Basilica where everyone can upload their intercessions to Cloud! :) In any event, don't count me out yet if there is an overwhelming 'pro' consensus, even if my soundbytes at the moment sound like rebounding from a “ridiculously reductionist” router. Dom Martin <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>