Church has an unenviable role to play in Goa polls
Church has an unenviable role to play in Goa polls CAMIL PARKHE | Tuesday, 24 January 2017 AT 12:56 PM IST goo.gl/U8KSVY Goa , assembly polls , catholic Church , role , As the campaign for the Goa State assembly has picked up, the role of the Catholic Church in the politics of the tiny coastal state is being debated once again. The Catholics in Goa are an important constituent in deciding the poll fortunes in many assembly seats and the Church can directly or indirectly influence the pattern of voting in the polls. That is the reason all the political parties in Goa have been keeping a close watch on the signals sent out from the Bishop’s Palace located at Altinho in Panaji. It is a fact that the Church in India has always reiterated that it is a apolitical institution and that the faithful are always free to vote for or contest on behalf of any political party. The Church in Goa is also not an exception to th...