I am writing this out
of a sense of disappointment, frustration and anger at the Catholic Church in
Mumbai and hoping that someone here will be able to help me.
The Church
authorities, (right upto the Cardinal) are refusing to share the details with
us, or even provide a photocopy of the page. incidentally, the records in the
book are incomplete (only 30-odd deaths have been recorded for the diocese in
1934!) but fortunately we were able to see our name when the peon there allowed
my Dad to glance at the book… probably pitying him for his age and the trouble
that he had taken to get there on his own all the way from Goa, just for this.
The reason being cited
is that the certificate has no name. Yes, that is indeed the case! but it is
entirely the fault of the Church and not in our hands. Moreover, the ‘Mother
of’ section, year and other details correspond with the rest of our family
records.
Given that in 1934 the
church was legally a death-registering body, can we demand the same via an RTI?
Thank you in advance
for your time and help.
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