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Church is in a fix over gay marriage issue Camil Parkhe Saturday, 22 July 2017     goo.gl/Kt8QKE  The Roman Catholic Church, which claims following of 1.2 billion people, cannot play the role of a mute spectator as more nations change their laws to allow same sex people to enter into matrimonial alliance. Last week, yet another predominantly Roman Catholic nation, Malta in western Europe, has voted to legalise same sex marriage. This has increased worries for the Catholic Church, which is facing tremendous pressure to change its opposition to same sex relationship and gay marriages. Only a fortnight back, the lower house of Parliament in Germany too had voted in favour of same sex marriage. The passage of the bill became possible after Chancellor Angela Merkel relaxed her Christian Democrats party’s opposition to same-sex marriage and allowed her party’s lawmakers to vote on the i

http://72.78.249.126/sakaaltimesbeta/20130920/5403930956553153193.htm Fonseca greeted on 90th birthday         CAMIL PARKHE Friday, September 20, 2013 AT 07:04 PM (IST) Tags:  Fr Eddie (Edmond) Fonseca ,    Ornella's High School Pune: Fr Eddie (Edmond) Fonseca, who served as the vice-principal and later as the principal of Ornealla's High School in Pune Camp for a record 25 years, was felicitated on his 90th birthday here on Thursday. The birthday celebration and felicitation of Fr Fonseca, organised by Ornella's High School, was also attended by a large number of  former teachers of the school. The school's Principal Fr Jovian D' Mello, Fr Lui Heredia and Vice-Principal Joe Vaz who spoke on the occasion recalled Fr Fonseca's contribution to the educational field and molding of thousands of students who studied under him. The gathering was moved when Fr Fonseca led the school's choir in singing the school's anthem which he himself had co

Prevent social tension and bring back harmony and peace in Goa Camil Parkhe 03.24 PM    goo.gl/Q6MeXs  Goa has a reputation of being a peaceful, tourist-friendly tiny territory. With the improvement in roads and transport facilities recently, Goa has turned out to be one of the most favourite tourist destination in India. Goa which has a legacy of over 400-year-old Portuguese regime, is also known for its peaceful co-existence of the Hindu and Catholics communities. Unfortunately, the recent incidents of desecration of holy cross in the Catholic-dominated south Goa have posed threats to the centuries-old social harmony. Goa has a reputation of being a peaceful, tourist-friendly tiny territory. With the improvement in roads and transport facilities recently, Goa has turned out to be one of the most favourite tourist destination in India. Goa which has a legacy of over 400-year-old