This controversial thread has been painstakingly one of the lengthiest
andwith no apparent end in sight is by far boring readers to death. Has it
added any value to Goanet/GoaNetters?
Wonder whether we have run out on meaningful issues or ideas to discuss
that would in essence be
From: Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Cafeteria Catholics (Reply to Santosh)
Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 15:20:18 -0700 (PDT)
--- Nasci Caldeira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Santosh:
If marriage reveals the truth of the true human
nature, then why are people who choose to remain
--- Nasci Caldeira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Santosh:
If marriage reveals the truth of the true human
nature, then why are people who choose to remain
unmarried for life considered to be sick?
Nasci:
Who says that unmarried men are sick?
I am sorry. I made a typing error, and left out a
NOT
I am not too knowledgeable to discuss this issue from a theological,
sociological or from a medical perspective. Of course I could lagao bhathi
like some of the posts.
So that I can learn, I hope the posters are strict about the problem they are
trying to argue or post about.
Mervyn's past
From: Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Cafeteria Catholics - Nasci
Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 23:01:20 -0700 (PDT)
Unfortunately, there is absolutely no scientific basis
for anything that Fr. Ivo has said about
homosexuality. Please see my response to his post, and
please don't
--- Nasci Caldeira [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Santosh, I think you yourself is in dire need of
neuro surgery; better this way then banging your
'science only' saturated head on a rock. Science does
not and cannot disprove what Fr Ivo and countless
others have said before.
Unfortunately, there
--- Fr. Ivo Da C. Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Homosexuality is against human nature. Human being is
complete in male and female. Biologically,
psychologically, spiritually, emotionally we
experience this truth based on human nature itself,
not on antiquated religious dogma. Marriage reveals
Mervyn Lobo wrote:
Unfortunately, for the past 10 years, the Vatican has
been extremely slow in addressing the problem of gays
and paedophiles in its ranks.
It is inappropriate to compare gays with pedophiles,
and state that gays are a problem. Homosexuality in
consenting adults is a
Hi Bosco:
Here are some responses to many points raised in several posts. I reply to one
logic (train of thought) and the other zings me from a different direction.
Usually your posts are pretty sensible and unlike other posts there is
consistency i.e.. rarely do they talk from sides of the
On 27/04/05, Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gabe,
So, are YOU one of the chosen ones? Chosen by whom,
may I ask? And what is all this curious gibberish
about followings and followers and honest
biddings?
I think I am an Angel's Advocate. The Devil, and
some of his followers,
Gabe,
So, are YOU one of the chosen ones? Chosen by whom,
may I ask? And what is all this curious gibberish
about followings and followers and honest
biddings?
I think I am an Angel's Advocate. The Devil, and
some of his followers, should be terrified of me, as
you also seem to be.
--- Gabe
On 26/04/05, Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Fr. Ivo,
Argh! You are a good man, and I read through your
entire epistle, but I did not find the answer to the
one burning question on the minds of this forum: Why
does the Catholic Church not permit women priests?
Please, oh
Fr. Ivo Da C. Souza [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
3. Do you believe homosexuality is evil?
Homosexuality is an aberration. It is abnormal.
Father Ivo,
I have a quick question.
Should there be homosexual Catholic priests?
Mervyn3.0
--- P D [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Of course, there will always be tricksters, like in
Biblical times. With the help of the Holy Spirit the
Roman Catholic Church shall triumph over the forces
of darkness.
Are True Catholics supposed to demonize people who
disagree with them by calling them names
Fr. Ivo,
Argh! You are a good man, and I read through your
entire epistle, but I did not find the answer to the
one burning question on the minds of this forum: Why
does the Catholic Church not permit women priests?
Please, oh please, give us your insider's view of why.
There are entire
I am neither a cafeteria Catholic, nor a fundamentalist, and try to answer
the following questions, which came up in the Goanet, with the light that I
have received from my study and experience. But the answers will be brief.
When opportunity offers, I shall elaborate the points.
1. Do you see
--- Mario Goveia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I wish I could remember the name of a famous Brit
philosopher, a lifelong proactive atheist, who
turned 80 recently, who was moved to publicly
announce that he had finally concluded that there was
a higher
being because he could find no other explanation
On the lighter side...Cafeteria Catholic Goans are the ones
who enter the 'Cafeteria Xannu' to have a cup of tea,
as the Padr Vigar starts his sermon for Sunday Mass :)
Regards
Eddie Verdes
--- Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
8. Do you believe all human beings alive today are
sinners because their original male ancestor,
thousands of years ago, had sex with his solitary
female companion?
Please forgive me for using a non-standard
(apocryphal?) sexual interpretation
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One could say being a fanatic or as you may like to
put it fundamentalist is precisely what being
cafeteria all about. Selecting just one aspect of
life just to scream and fight over is what cafeteria
is all about. Goans are good about this
Gilbert,
Please
Santosh,
Being a non-cafeteria Catholic or a non-cafeteria Goan does not make one a
fanatic. There is nothing wrong with being and staying married and going to
Sunday Church. There is something wrong with being divorced. Ask the kids.
One could say being a fanatic or as you may like to put it
GL responds
Thanks for the reference.
But it should not prevent you from authoring about cafeteria Goans.:=))
Regards
Gabe:
RESPONSE: It is not my handiwork and I sincerely apologise for not
having given the URL, Here it is:-
http://www.concernedcatholics.org/cafeteria.htm
Gilbert:
Thoroughly
--- Alfred de Tavares [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
My dear Santosh, Samir and other naughty boys
that hounded him out of our sublime intellectual
fora.
The multi-proferred Nobel-laureate, Dr. et al Leo
Rebello.
Dear Alfredchacha,
I am assuming that you are bringing up leo rebello's
name in
Is there anyone out there who is NOT a cafeteria
Catholic at some level? Just curious.
--- Gabe Menezes [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 23/04/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Gabe
Thoroughly enjoyed your post on Cafeteria
Catholics. I normally shrink the post I respond to,
From: Santosh Helekar [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: goanet@goanet.org
To: goanet@goanet.org
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Cafeteria Catholics and Cafeteria Goans
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2005 22:55:14 -0700 (PDT)
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thoroughly enjoyed your post on Cafeteria Catholics.
I normally shrink
On 23/04/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Gabe
Thoroughly enjoyed your post on Cafeteria Catholics. I normally shrink the
post I respond to, but in this excellent post, I kept it intact for the cyber
Goans to read it aniek time.
Atan upkar kor (please do us a favor) can
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thoroughly enjoyed your post on Cafeteria Catholics.
I normally shrink the post I respond to, but in this
excellent post, I kept it intact for the cyber Goans
to read it aniek time.
The implication of this thread, and presumably the
notion that Cafetaria
Hi Gabe
Thoroughly enjoyed your post on Cafeteria Catholics. I normally shrink the post
I respond to, but in this excellent post, I kept it intact for the cyber Goans
to read it aniek time.
Atan upkar kor (please do us a favor) can you write a post on Cafeteria Goans?
:=))
Regards, GL
Gabe
CAFETERIA CATHOLICS
(Q): What is a Cafeteria Catholic?
(A): Cafeteria Catholics are those who pick and choose what doctrines they
want to follow and what doctrines they want to ignore. They do not have any
respect for the authority of the Catholic church. The guidelines of the
church are
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