Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 6:30 AM
To: goa.kranti@gmail.com
Bravo Veronica,
I admire your articles for you are the only Goan writer who has the courage to take up burning issues.You have exposed some of the wrongdoings perpetrated by our modern day priests who are out to make quick buck. Keep writing such interesting articles. Please post my views in your blog.
Regards,
Joaquim.
It is really shocking to see how some of the supporters of the two beleaguered priests have gone on rampage, thereby disrupting life in Colva and other neighbouring villages. It is rather foolhardy to demand the arrest of Calvert and his troupe. The supporters of the two priests should have staged a dharna in either Margao or Panaji to drive home their point. The two priests who claim that they are innocent, should have faced the consequences by taking up the challenge to their so-called detractors and not pack off their bags. By deciding to quit the parish at the mere allegation makes one raise eyebrows. If they felt that there was a mud slinging campaign launched against them, then I reckon they should have tried to address the issue through the proper channel and not rely on their supporters.
As the writer earlier mentioned that Calvert and troupe have gained huge publicity from this whole sham exercise and they must be thanking their stars for that. A CD that would have virtually gone unnoticed, has now been thrust on the world stage...thanks to the petty mentality of the priests and their supporters. The onus is on the Church to look into the matter and ensure that the allegations are laid to rest for once and for all.
I am not saying that the two priests are guilty but what I am trying to say is that the whole thing could have been handled without the need for people to come on to the streets. I hope the church will do some soul-searching and try to prevent such incidents in the future. There is really a crying need for reforms in some of the church laws.
Dev Borem Korum.
Joaquim Coelho.
