From: Santan Fernandes <santan4u@hotmail.com>
To: goa.kranti@gmail.com
Date Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 7:15 PM.
Subject: Controversial CD.
Hi Veronica,
I read your blog with great interest and whatever issues you have raised in the forum are very relevant and I agree with you. Kindly publish my views in your esteemed forum. Thankingyou in anticipation.
Regards,
Santan.
The recent unrest over the controversial Konkani CD is uncalled for. I fail to understand as why Colvakars took to the streets when they could have resorted to more civil methods to express their displeasure. As yourightly said Veronica, the priests nowadays have become so materiaslistic and power hungry that some of them even will sell the church for a few pieces of silver.
If you look at some of the parishes in Goa, you will realize that some of the priests have numerous concubines and some of them roam with their handbags openly. In short, PRIESTS HAVE BECOME HOME WRECKERS AND SOME PARISHIONERS TURN A BLIND EYE FOR FEAR OF ANTAGONIZING THE MEN IN WHITE. If confronted, the adulterous priests say that we are just trying to help them in their hour of need. I have been told by genuine priest that some of the rich parishes are only reserved for priests who have strong links with the Bishop. Look at the parishes such as Calangute, Navelim, Margao, Agasaim, Colva etc and you will find the answers. It is a classic case of as you mentioned: "Tui Kha ani Makai bi di."
As long as the concerned person gets his share no one will have a problem. What I fail to understand is that when we know that many priests in Goa are living a double life filled with adultery and deception, then why these protests. Try to call any well-known priest for a wedding or house-warming reception, and see the answeryou get. Then talk about donation and see the response. It is a well-known fact that some priests are charging exorbitant fees to grace weddings and other social functions. We know what happened at the Curtorim Parish a few years ago. Had it not been for a well-known catholic politician, our religion would have been disgraced. The politician swept the dirty linen of the priest under the carpet.
I think CD issue is being highly politicised by some elements.Take the case of Micky Pacheco, he has come on to the streets to safeguard his vote bank and he has weak morals. He is living a double life just like the priests. I strongly believe that tiatrists like Prince Jacob should have not condemned the controversial CD producers. Prince Jacob does not have the guts to take up such controversial issues. He wants to keep everybody pleased. Is he strong in his morals?
What I feel is that people should leave this issue in the hands of the authorities to get to the bottom of the matter. Let us not be judgemental as is the case now. Colvakars are no strangers to rowdism. The latest incident only reconfirms the theory. I salute SP Allen D'Sa who is a very sincere officer. He refused to visit Colva and quite rightly so. I am sure Allan knows what is going on in the Church domain. Let me tell you that police have a very strong network of informers and they are the first to know.
I hope better counsel will prevail and Colvakars will not resort to rowdism again. I also request our tiatrist not to condemn the CD producers. It can happen to anybody. Let the law take its own course. The ban is a blessing in disguise for the CD makers. It has made the tiatrists more popular than ever. In this dazzing age of electronic media, things cannot be hushped up. I have been told that this CD is already available for download on the internet. I can sense that more and more tiatrists will try to emulate this example.
Keep it up Calvert and troupe.
