What is neeed today is open mind & large heart: Goa Archbishop

Amid debate over intolerance, Archbishop of Goa and Daman Fr Filipe Neri Ferrao Friday called for developing more positive perception of people and groups one does not belong to.

He said what is neeed today is open mind and large heart.

"We tend to think less generously of people or groups whom we are not familiar with or whom we perceive to be different from us or even oppose to us," the Archbishop said.

He was addressing customary reception hosted by the Church on the occasion of Christmas here.

"Its a time when we open ourselves to Gods dream for us. Gods dream becomes our dream when we bring joy, peace, forgiveness and service to all and work together to built a civilisation of love," Ferrao said
"Partaking in God's dream we are challenge to open horizon of our mind and embrace people whom we are naturally not inclined to love like poor and downtrodden for example."
"Humanity reaches a Sangam with the divine in Jesus Christ and Christmas is a celebration of divine Sangam of the human and divine quest for each other."