[Goanet] Re: *** 'Goa Inquisition was most merciless and cruel'

2005-09-18 Thread Santosh Helekar
On 9/17/05, neil rangel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lets face this fact: The Portuguese rule in Goa was a historic necessity. No. It was not a historic necessity. It was an accident of history. Comparing the atrocities commited by one group of people against another or against themselves because

[Goanet] Re: *** 'Goa Inquisition was most merciless and cruel'

2005-09-18 Thread neil rangel
This is good fodder for all our fanatic Hindutva and VHP friends. It should also be clearly understood that accounts on the Inquisition whether in Goa or in Spain are often exaggerated. This is not to deny that there were no excesses. The Goan Catholics should be proud that ther ancestors were

[Goanet] RE: Goa inquisition was most merciless and cruel - addendum a TGF article

2005-09-15 Thread jose colaco
From: samir_kelekar [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://in.rediff.com/news/2005/sep/14inter1.htm Dear Samir, It is well known that the Goa Inquisition was mainly directed against Jews and other Christians. ALL such actions are cruel I have also pointed out that so was the BBQ of millions of widows in