Old Goa: Secretary general of
CBCI
, Bishop
Theodore Mascarenhas
, gave a message to politicians of all shades not to interfere with the works undertaken by the
Catholic
community as enshrined in the Constitution of India.
Before final blessings for the feast mass, the
bishop
said, “… there are many ministers. Our CM is here, many members of several political parties are also here. As a secretary of CBCI, I’ve a simple request to you.
“The Catholic community is a peace-loving community. It is involved in national building. Probably it is the most patriotic community in the country. Please give us the freedom to live our faith. Please don’t interfere in our education, activities and work. This is our request (to you) whichever political party you belong to.”
He further said, “We are requesting you something that the Constitution of India offers us. God bless you all.” A thunderous applause rent the air as the bishop finished his speech.