The happening at the Holy Trinity Church in Benaulim has taken the Catholic community in the state and Goans all across the globe by surprise. On Sunday I received a call from the Parish Priest of the church Fr Anthony Rodrigues. He explained the reason behind the chaos. It is understood that he did not agree with the way his assistant priest was working, especially among the youth. He reported the matter to the church authorities as a result of which the assistant priest was transferred. This did not go well with the parishioners who wanted the parish priest also to be transferred. It is learnt that several representations were made to the Bishop House for an audience with the Cardinal by the parishioners. However, Cardinal Filipe Neri Ferrao did not call for a meeting. This probably infuriated the parishioners who asked the parish priest Fr Anthony for his resignation. However he continues to be the parish priest of the church as no resignation letter has been handed over to the Cardinal. Hopefully matters will be sorted out in the coming days.
