[Goanet]Re: CHURCH SILENCE ON ROMAN SCRIPT STUNS ITS FAITHFUL

2005-08-13 Thread jerry fernandes
Hello Evanglisto

You are right when you say Roman Catholic Church is Universal, but than when
it has its main books in the church in Roman script, I feel the church
should have supported the Roman script right from the beginning, but no, it
too succumbed to the sweet talks of the then government of Goa and Imposed
the devanagri to the students who might never use it in their day to day
conversation nor ever after. It has benefited only the people who earlier
opted for Marathi, and now for devanagri. Its never too late for the church
to start the support for Roman Script.

I don’t know if you listen to the short program on doordarshan in Konkani, I
bet more than half the words will fly over the head. Now that is devanagri.
Now go to any Konkani drama amche tiatre, and you will relish each and every
word, now that is because its roman Konkani a much easily understood
language. I once saw the Konkani movie which came from Mangalore, name I
think was Mog ani moipass, and believe me I was completely lost as most of
the language was flying over my head. I could understand only the songs as
they were broadcasted on our radio many a times. Songs of Wilfy remimbus (
hope the name is correct)

What is the use of a language if it is not understood?

Cheers

Jerry Fernandes

 From: Desouza WilberiousEvanglist [EMAIL PROTECTED]

 Mr. Gonsalves,

 Roman Catholic Church is universal; so, it cannot patronize a single
language or promote a single script for a language!



[Goanet]Re: CHURCH SILENCE ON ROMAN SCRIPT STUNS ITS FAITHFUL

2005-08-11 Thread Desouza WilberiousEvanglist
Mr. Gonsalves,

Roman Catholic Church is universal; so, it cannot patronize a single language 
or promote a single script for a language!

Paradoxically Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore has revelled in  also 
revels in linguistic vandalism of Konkani by Konkani speaking clergy of that 
Diocese. I do not impute intentions to them as Konkani is steadily vandalised 
since years but, a passionate Konkani considers it unpardonable crime to 
mercilessly implant accented/ellide Kannada/Tulu words for Konkani words that 
were  are still in vogue!!!

Ruefully,
WEDS


On Wed, 10 Aug 2005 godfrey gonsalves wrote :
10/08/2005
Archbishop of Goa and Daman
Paco Patriacal
Altinho Panaji
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His Grace,

SUB; RECOGNITION FOR  KONKANI IN ROMAN SCRIPT

The issue of recognition for Konkani in Roman script
has been gaining momentum. The Dalgado Konknni Akademi
and TKK Porvorim are spearheading the movement with
the active support of Konkani in Roman script writers.