------------------------------------------------------------------------ Remembering Aquino Braganca (b. 6 April 1924), who fought for freedom of the former Portuguese colonies in Africa. An online tribute http://aquinobraganca.wordpress.com/ (includes many historical references, some photographs and documents)
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Albert, To start with, I must apologise for putting you in the basket of Protestants. My reason for doing so is because such talks usually come from Protestants who were RC's before and now converted. Sorry for being judgmental. I do not find this forum a right place to discuss this issue as it is going to go into a long drawn discussion, However, I would like to mention that one should not focus of secondary and/or symbolic things but concentrate on the Light that will lead us to salvation. There are a few things that I too do not like that happen in the church but at the same time I choose not to get diverted by the distractions and if I have a problem with certain rituals and beliefs, I would get it clarified from the right source or if I am not convinced with the clarification, I would wait till I come across another source from whom I can clarify my doubts. I do not see Mary as God and to my knowledge I have not come across anyone in my congregation back in Goa as well as in UAE who consider Mary as God. I do consider her Mother of Jesus Christ, who is the Son of God, conceive by the power of the Holy Spirit thus making her womb and her holy but does not give her the equal status as that of Jesus. Please correct me if I am wrong. Albert writes - "Please read the bible and ask God to reveal Himself to you before you may any statements." Brother, I have not made any statements regarding the church doctrines or dogma. My statements were solely based on the divisions people create in the name of religion. If it does not apply to you, please ignore my posts. Blasio Message: 6 Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:01:20 +0000 From: Albert Desouza <alizadeso...@hotmail.com> Subject: [Goanet] God and You reply to Blasio Fernandes To: Major domo goanet <goanet@lists.goanet.org> Message-ID: <col115-w553c187a889884d83f60adc3...@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Blasio Fernandes writes:- I do not know who you are but i can see from your post that you are a protestant. Albert replies:- Dear Blasio I am sorry to say that I am still a Roman catholic but a refined one. I do not know how you can judge me and put me in a basket of protestants. I do not want to protest against anything but I am directing you to the Lord. I want you to stop your paganism. The creation cannot be greater than the master. Please read the bible and ask God to reveal Himself to you before you may any statements. Blasio Fernandes writes:- We RC do not want anyone from other sect to .... Dear Blasio please do not be carried away by emotions and blind faith. When Jesus Christ was here on this very earth there were Jews. Some of them were blindly following the Egyptian gods . Go the website www egytians gods and you will learn the similarity between catholics and Egyptians at those times and even now. The Egyptians believed in the sun. Their priest used to make wafers of wheat and heat it in the sun and distribute among its followers. Their leaders used to cut coin shaped hair on the back of the head to show they were leaders of this cult. Their main leader used to wear a red cap on his back portion of the head and used to walk with a big metal stick with a curved portion on top. They had one top leader who would wear a white cap on the back portion of his head and carried a mettalic stick . The egyptians believed in several dieties. Some of the dieties have the body of a woman and head of the ram. For your information I am also a Roman Catholic. I go for sunday mass and receive communion like you. Please do not be afraid. Today I had been to church to celebrate the Good Friday. I still wish to tell you that Mary is not God the way the RC are making her to be and she has never promissed to take you to heaven.