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Re: In To-day's Newspapers
Originally Posted by dreadsoc
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Priest? Temple?
Always thought priests were Catholic abnd wrok in a church not a temple? Did he help you out then Bitat? :lol::lol: Dread - x Bavie. |
Re: In To-day's Newspapers
Originally Posted by davidhendry
(Post 10690287)
You on the tiss?
Bavie. Maybes maybes not.............. Dread - x |
Re: In To-day's Newspapers
Originally Posted by Bipat
(Post 10687196)
Dread you asked a question, I tried to give you a correct reply and you apparently accuse me of prejudice when I clearly stated I had no bad feelings about missionaries.
In fact one of my closest friends was a Catholic missionary nun in Africa. She left the convent to pursue a career. My further reply received an insult. May I politely ask why? Just looked up St Francis Xavier as I know very little about himself as an individual. According to the wikipedia article (If it is correct) he apparently founded the Inquisition which seemed to do quite a lot of general persecuting. The inquisition was a savage repressive process within the Catholic church and was not limited to Goa or even Portugal. Francis Xavier was head of the Jesuit order in Goa at the time of the inquisition. As such he would have been responsible for implementing it but he did not "found" it. |
Re: In To-day's Newspapers
Originally Posted by erinsgirl
(Post 10690747)
The inquisition was a savage repressive process within the Catholic church and was not limited to Goa or even Portugal. Francis Xavier was head of the Jesuit order in Goa at the time of the inquisition. As such he would have been responsible for implementing it but he did not "found" it. I believe, correct me if this is wrong, it started in France?? |
Re: In To-day's Newspapers
Originally Posted by Bipat
(Post 10691004)
You are quite right of course, I should have used the words implemented/introduced into Goa. I believe, correct me if this is wrong, it started in France?? yes |
Re: In To-day's Newspapers
Originally Posted by Bipat
(Post 10691004)
You are quite right of course, I should have used the words implemented/introduced into Goa.
I believe, correct me if this is wrong, it started in France?? Thank you for sharing the Wikipedia link on this topic. Yes you are correct. It started in 12th century France. Having checked this link today I am sure it is factually correct. I have often thought that it must have been a real atrocity here in Goa but only when reading this did I see the detail that made it meaningful. No wonder people don't talk about it but it must remain in the communal consciousness nevertheless. What I had forgotten was that it initially started out as anti jewish but then automatically involved the Hindu population here in Goa too. |
Re: In To-day's Newspapers
A few years ago, I started reading a book set in Old Goa (when it was still the capital) around the start of the inquisition. It involved a Jewish family living there.
For some reason I didn't get to finish it. Anyone know what it was? . |
Re: In To-day's Newspapers
Originally Posted by johnny five
(Post 10693343)
A few years ago, I started reading a book set in Old Goa (when it was still the capital) around the start of the inquisition. It involved a Jewish family living there.
For some reason I didn't get to finish it. Anyone know what it was? . No don't know but would be interested to read it if you find out the title/author |
Re: In To-day's Newspapers
Overseas UK pensions 'blocked for spouses'
6 May: BBC. People living abroad will no longer be entitled to a British state pension based solely on their spouse's work history, under government plans… Some 220,000 overseas residents receive this payment at a cost of £410m a year… While increasingly rare in Britain, the practice has become a popular option for people who live overseas and who are married to British citizens.,, But British pensioners and their families who currently live overseas and make such claims would not be affected… www.goanvoice.org.uk |
Re: In To-day's Newspapers
Originally Posted by erinsgirl
(Post 10693984)
No don't know but would be interested to read it if you find out the title/author
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Re: In To-day's Newspapers
Originally Posted by MapsaMapsa
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The book is Guardian of the Dawn by Richard Zimler. Sample pages at http://www.amazon.co.uk/Guardian-Daw.../dp/0385338813
Got stuck into it then?.............. Will try tosource a copy in the UK. Thank you again :) . |
Re: In To-day's Newspapers
Originally Posted by johnny five
(Post 10694879)
Thank you so much for that info.
Got stuck into it then?.............. Will try tosource a copy in the UK. Thank you again :) . Years later my wife caught a train, began to read it and became aware of a Jewish woman across staring at her. Turned out that both were reading from the same book. They became friends and so has the author ... |
Re: In To-day's Newspapers
Originally Posted by johnny five
(Post 10694879)
Will try tosource a copy in the UK.
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Re: In To-day's Newspapers
Thank you Mr H, will buy one straight away. :thumbup:
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Re: In To-day's Newspapers
Originally Posted by MapsaMapsa
(Post 10694922)
More like the book has gotta stuck to me ... I got to hear of it while it was being written so I contacted the author and we exchanged messages. I was rewarded with a proof copy of the book, prior to publication.
Years later my wife caught a train, began to read it and became aware of a Jewish woman across staring at her. Turned out that both were reading from the same book. They became friends and so has the author ... . |
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