Category: Laity Views

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UNITY OR UNIFORMITY?

# chhotebhai October 2016 (Note: Another incisive and eloquently written article by Chhotebhai – this time on Uniform Civil Code (UCC) which has been making the national headlines along with our army's surgical strikes – Isaac Gomes).   School children...

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Stamp Duty And Its Significance In Agreements

  (Note: An excellent article on Stamp Duty in agreements by Ms Mamta Ramaswamy, an Associate at Doraswamy Law Chambers (DLC), Bangalore and a student pursuing her Diploma in Entrepreneurship Administration and Business Laws from NUJS, Kolkata. CCV's Isaac Gomes feels the...

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Segregation of Dalits and Blacks

Human Rights and American Hypocrisy By Balbir Punj in New Indian Express, 06th August 2016   (Note: Segregation and ill treatment of weaker sections of society is the common feature in all barbaric cultures where might is right. It should have...

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Situation Ecthics of Francis Pappa?

Received from Bombay Laity                  (Note: This  letter by an Italian Journalis was forwarded by Bombay Laity.  Its content helps one to see how Pope Francis the most world-acclaimed  Pope is also becoming the most controversial person for many of  his...

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Bangalore archbishop orders closure of church 

Published on: 7:34 pm, April 22, 2016 Story By: Matters India Reporter New Delhi: Archbishop Bernard Moras of Bangalore has ordered indefinite closure of a parish that erected the statue of a controversial priest flouting the prelate’s warning. Archbishop Moras issued the canonical...

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Official Knanaya Hide and Seek in USA!

Tom Mathew Kizhakekattil  Detroit .USA (Forwarded by Jose Kalliduckil) Despite wide protests in USA, it has been asserted by regional Knanaya vicar general, Fr. Mulavanal, that non Knananaya Christians will not be allowed to take part in the retreats and...

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Palm-chopped professor ready to forgive attackers

Kochi (Matters India): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court is set to announce its verdict on the notorious palm-chopping case on Monday, but the victim himself no longer harbors any grudge against his assailants. Professor T J Joseph’s forgiveness however...

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Pious prayerful Atheist – Dr James Kottoor

         At the Ex-priests meet at Ernakulam I was quoted as saying: ”I am in my eighties. I'm still a questioning, doubting and searching atheist.”  Quoting part of a sentence or out of context can be very misleading and end...

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Priests and nuns break silence

 K.P. SHIBU- FORMER PRIEST   Sunday Express 08/11/2009 MATHRUBHUMI 01/09/2012   After nun, former priest writes a tell-all book on sexual exploitation Shaju Philip : Thiruvananthapuram, Wed Sep 01 2010, 01:30 hrs Barely a year after a former Catholic nun...