Dear George,
We belong to the CATHOLIC church. The word 'Catholic" means UNIVERSAL. It
is for this reason that a Cardinal, on his election as a Pope, discards his
name [like a hindu woman in The Konkan on her marriage] and assumes a Latin
or Latinized name. Cardinal Eugenio Paceilli (1939) became
This makes interesting reading.
Parrikar found Madkaikar corrupt...till he needed him to support the
Government. When Madkaikar left the BJP, he become corrupt again. Ditto for
Babush Monserrate.
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Goanet News Service: IN TODAY'S ISSUE: Politics and politicians have a
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Dear Carlos,
Where did this article by R.Gupta appear? did it make it to the mainstream
print media in India??
I would appreciate the reference although Gupt seems to confuse the
Portuguese and the church now as much as the Portuguese did in the 16 th
century.
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Dear Bevinda,
The issue is not whether the Pope should apologise or not, the issue is
whether he DID apologise as claimed by senhor Parrikar.
Parrikar should know, because he was part of the clique that wanted the Pope
to apologise. The Pope did NOT apologise.
The Hindus did not need an apology
Dear Snatosh,
On this point I could not agree with you. If you are interested in the correct usage
the prize should be called 'Goemcho inaam'. Prize is hardly the word a 71 year old in
Goa would use ,except if speaking to an NRI or the good old afrikaander. If the word
'inaam' is not used the al