[Goanet] NEWS: Should Goa church be brought under RTI?
Has anyone, anywhere in Goa heard a Goan surname "Abel"? At least in the BSNL directory I did not find one. Or was it a figment of imagination of the BJP? Dr. Ferdinando dos Reis Falcão. _ The world on four wheels in MSN Autos http://autos.in.msn.com/ * * * UK STOCKS EXHAUSTED! After a community-supported launch at Croydon, Selma Carvalho's *Into the Diaspora Wilderness* is available at Broadways Book Centre, Panjim [Ph +91-9822488564] Price (in Goa only) Rs 295. Ask a friend to pick up a copy. Details of the book http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/ * * *
Re: [Goanet] NEWS: Should Goa church be brought under RTI?
The Church, or any other religion, which is not supported by government grants cannot come under the purview of the government administration /RTI etc other than the norms every one as citizens of this country or the state has to follow., i.e registration of sale deeds, births/deaths/ payment of income tax/taxes etc. The internal administration of the Church/other religious institutions is their own prerogative and the members of the faith are responsible to oversee the clean functioning in this regard. Religious institutions which get grants for renovations , building of crematoriums/cemeteries etc, etc such as MPLAD or others etc should come under the RTI, unless renovations supported by the government grants are considered as restoration of monuments and open for all public of all faiths and which cannot hold any private religious services. This is the stand point of view as far as we are concerned. cheers floriano goasuraj 9890470896 www.goasu-raj.org - Original Message - From: "Goanet News" To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 12:04 AM Subject: [Goanet] NEWS: Should Goa church be brought under RTI? Should Goa church be brought under RTI? * * * UK STOCKS EXHAUSTED! After a community-supported launch at Croydon, Selma Carvalho's *Into the Diaspora Wilderness* is available at Broadways Book Centre, Panjim [Ph +91-9822488564] Price (in Goa only) Rs 295. Ask a friend to pick up a copy. Details of the book http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/ * * *
Re: [Goanet] NEWS: Should Goa church be brought under RTI?
Dear All, I read the sentence quoted below and was enchanted by it. I dont dispute the sentence. But my curiosity is whether the Portuguese Constitution was repealed in Goa expressly or impliedly by which Govt. and when, by whom. Was there a law, treaty or any other instrument? Just a curiosity. Carmo "The Archbishop patriarch of Goa, Daman and Diu was bound to repeal the Portuguese constitution, laws, customs, culture and traditions and report to His Holiness the Pope to come under the constitution of India, Indian laws, customs, culture and traditions for the survival of the Catholic church in Goa," Abel said. * * * UK STOCKS EXHAUSTED! After a community-supported launch at Croydon, Selma Carvalho's *Into the Diaspora Wilderness* is available at Broadways Book Centre, Panjim [Ph +91-9822488564] Price (in Goa only) Rs 295. Ask a friend to pick up a copy. Details of the book http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/ * * *
[Goanet] NEWS: Should Goa church be brought under RTI?
Should Goa church be brought under RTI? Indo-Asian News Service Panaji, July 27, 2010 Should the church in Goa be brought under the purview of the Right to Information Act? At present, the government says the decision is beyond its authority as the Vatican is a sovereign nation and it is not known if "its institution could be compelled to make their records open to public". A legislative panel has asked the state law department to study the possibility of bringing the office of the Archbishop patriarch of Goa, Daman and Diu within the ambit of the RTI Act within 15 days. The department said in written reply to the panel: "The Vatican is recognised as a sovereign nation and the pope is the head of that nation. In that sense it is not known how its institution could be compelled to make their records open to public." The report of the legislative ad hoc committee on law chaired by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Francis D'Souza was tabled on Monday during the ongoing monsoon session of the Goa legislative assembly. The D'Souza-led committee's decision to recommend the state law department to "make a comprehensive study" and "forward a detailed report to the committee within 15 days" follows a written suggestion by Antonia Michelle Abel. Abel said that while the state department of law and the judiciary were covered under the RTI Act, the office of the Archbishop should also be treated in a similar manner. "Archbishop patriarch of Goa, Daman and Diu, Father Filipe Nery Ferrao, ought to open a public information office for the Church laws (Canons) that he follows and respond to applications made under the RTI act for information on the Code of Canon law (legislative document of the Church)," Abel said in her suggestion to the ad hoc committee, which audits the functioning of various government departments and recommends measures to improve their functioning. Abel in her formal communication to the legislative committee also said the office of the archbishop over the years had failed to formally convey to the pope about Goa's liberation from the Portuguese regime in 1961, which has resulted in a rather piquant situation. "The Archbishop patriarch of Goa, Daman and Diu was bound to repeal the Portuguese constitution, laws, customs, culture and traditions and report to His Holiness the Pope to come under the constitution of India, Indian laws, customs, culture and traditions for the survival of the Catholic church in Goa," Abel said. Goa has a population of 30 percent Christians, a majority of whom are Roman Catholics and owe allegiance to the Archbishop patriarch of Goa, Daman and Diu. http://www.hindustantimes.com/Should-Goa-church-be-brought-under-RTI/Article1-578307.aspx * * * UK STOCKS EXHAUSTED! After a community-supported launch at Croydon, Selma Carvalho's *Into the Diaspora Wilderness* is available at Broadways Book Centre, Panjim [Ph +91-9822488564] Price (in Goa only) Rs 295. Ask a friend to pick up a copy. Details of the book http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/ * * *