FLASH : The Da Vinci Code Movie "Banned" In Goa ===============================================
This morning saw the unprecedented coming together of Catholic organisations, politicians, and even Non-Catholic sympathisers, with one and only one agenda: An immediate permanent STOP to screening of "The Da Vinci Code" movie at the Innox Theaters in Goa. Co-ordinated by Br.Edmund Antao of the "Crusaders For Jesus With Mary" and South Goa MP, Churchill Alemao, an overnight appeal brought hundreds of Catholics from all corners of Goa, in a mighty show of strength, to the Panjim Church Hall in the capital city. It was an auspicious occasion, the Feast of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit descended on the cowering, fearful Apostles of Jesus Christ, who were huddled in the Upper Room, in Jerusalem, more than 2000 years ago, and turned them into courageous, fearless leaders of the Church. At the onset, Br. Edmund Antao reminded the belligent crowd that God can do the impossible and requested them to call on the Holy Spirit to bring the desired victory instead of relying on man's limited resources. Speaker after speaker lambasted the willy-nilly attitude of the Goa Govt. and the impotence of the many Catholic Cabinet Ministers in banning the film in Goa, while other States like Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, etc. having a comparative smaller Christian population, had already done so. The South Goa MP, Churchill Alemao threw a challenge to the operators of Innox, which incidentally is owned by the Goa Govt., to immediately stop screening the movie or face the consequences. At around 12.30 PM, while Churchill Alemao was still holding the floor, the Dy. Collector and designated Judicial Magistrate, Mr. Agnelo Fernandes, who was monitoring the situation at the Panjim Church Hall and in touch with the Innox operators in Goa and Mumbai, came onstage to announce that the Innox operators have finally seen the writing on the wall and on their own, without any Govt. order, have decided to immediately cease screening the movie! The entire Panjim Church Hall burst into thunderous applause and Br. Edmund Antao of the "Crusaders For Jesus With Mary" led the jubilant crowd in praising and thanking the Lord for yet another mighty victory on Pentecost Day! The Da Vinci Code controversy has provided one positive aspect for Goa and Goans. It brought together for the first time Goans from every walk of life and proved that if we Goans unity under one banner nothing is impossible to us! Olav Menezes _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)