This is in reference to the statement issued by the Goa Forward Party slamming the Church for accusing the government for mishandling the investigation on desecration of Crosses by Pereira and accusing the Church for interfering in politics.

I feel Church is duty bound to involve in politics in Goa because currently politicians are become corrupt who create corrupt society leading to sin.  Church duty is to prevent the people from indulging in sin to facilitate their entry into HEAVEN.  

When Ferdinand Marcos in Philippines used his presidency for creating corruption thereby producing sin there, under the leadership of Cardinal Sin the entire Church there in Philippines opposed Ferdinand Marcos  and elected Corazon Aquino as president there even the then Pope supported the Philippines Church that spearheaded the political campaign to dethrone Marcos. In one South American country, if I am not mistaken,   Nicaragua, when there was too much of corruption, 5 priests were inducted in their Cabinet there and they all worked hard to put things into order under their ministries.  

In Goa people lost hope in the probe conducted by the Police because it  is tutored by the ministers  for this reason people prefer CBI probe.  Fr. Bismark’s probe is still not accepted by the people since it is conducted by the local police.  Baba Ram Rahim was brought to justice because his probe was conducted by the CBI.

Personally I feel not only the Church but even other religions should also involve in politics to right the wrong the corrupt politicians commit. The main purpose  of the religions is to clean the people of  the sin and since corruption is leading to the sin, the religious leaders must step in to guide and control the corrupt politicians otherwise the corrupt politicians with their greed for power, money and rampant illicit sex will corrupt the society. This will fill the society into a SINFUL place.  Is this the purpose of religion?  Surely not, hence it is according to me imperative for all the religions to involve into politics to bring the corrupt politicians to their senses.  

I noticed most of the corrupt politicians are campaigning against the Church involving in politics because they want to rob and rape the people who got them elected. Some of these politicians are so un-Christian that to please their non-Christian bosses they have volunteered to go against their own religion because they are a disgrace on their own religion. Leave aside the tainted Christians barking against the Church involvement in politics but what I cannot understand is that those non-Christian Wolves are also dictating to the Church. Who are these idiots to tell us and our leader what to do and what not to do?  These non-Christian politicians have got no right to tell the Christians how to practice their religion.  It is none of their business. We know what is good and what is bad for us. 

Meantime, why there is no noise from the Catholics from the Nilesh Cabral constituency?  Did these voters especially the Catholics cast their votes to Nilesh Cabral to act as Chamcha of BJP to reprimand his own Bishop as if Cabral is omnipotent?  It is time now for the Catholic voters in Cabral constituency to rise up in unison and warn Cabral to keep away from challenging our and his Bishop. These Cabrals have got no dignity of their own religion.  When he gets a kick in the next election he will fall on the road and at that time his BJP boss will never even look at him.  

As for the sermonising   by the Goa Forward against our Church, it is a pity that inspite of losing all its credibility this party has no shame to show its face openly.  Most untrustworthy unit in Goa having in its fold only the Judases whose number day by day is increasing.     

A.Veronica Fernandes.