nīngal engē pirandhīrgal, ungal kudumbatthai patri konjam sollungal.

1943-il itthaaliyil naan pirandhēn. oru chinna graamatthil naangal vaaldhōm. en appaa oru vivasaayi, thachu vēlaiyum seidhaar. enakku irandu annangal, oru akkaa, oru thambi, irandu thangaigal irundhaargal. naangal kudumbamaaga katthōlikka madhatthil irundhōm.

nīngal ēn paadhiriyaaraaga aaga ninaitthīrgal?

naan chinna vayadhil irundhapōdhu charchil irukkira paadhiriyaar pēsuvadhu enakku romba pidikkum. avarudaiya dhoni, kural ellaam kētkavē romba nandraaga irukkum. adhumattumalla, angu niraiya sadangu sambiradhaayangalai seivaargal. adhellaam paarppadharku enakku romba pidikkum. idhaiyellaam paartthu naanum oru paadhiriyaaraagatthaan aagavēndum endru ninaitthēn. enakku 13 vayadhu irundhapōdhu en ammaa ennai oru pallikkūdatthil sērtthaar. angē pillaigal thangi paditthaargal. edhirkaalatthil paadhiriyaar aavadharkaana mērpadippugalai padippadharku andha palliyil payirchi kodutthaargal.

andha samayatthil baibilai patri paditthīrgalaa?

illai! enakku 15 vayadhu irundhapōdhu ennudaiya aasiriyar oruvar suvisēsha butthagatthai, adhaavadhu yēsuvudaiya vaalkkaiyaiyum ūliyatthaiyum patri solgira butthagatthai, kodutthaar. adhai naan niraiya dhadavai paditthēn. enakku 18 vayadhu irundhapōdhu naan rōmukku pōnēn. angē pōppukku kīlē seyalpadugira palgalaikkalagangalil paditthēn. latthīn moli, grēkka moli, varalaaru, thatthuvam, manōthatthuvam, iraiyiyal aagiyavatrai paditthēn. baibil vasanangalai naangal manappaadam seidhōm. nyaayitrukkilamai prasangatthil baibil vaasippadhaiyum kēttōm. irundhaalum, naangal baibilai aalamaaga padikkavē illai.

seminari thalaivaraaga irundhīrgalē, maanavargalukku paadam edutthīrgalaa?

mukkiyamaaga, naan nirvaaga vēlaigalaitthaan seidhēn. aanaal, irandaam vaatikkan podhuchangatthil [Second Vatican Council] eduttha mudivugalai patri vaguppugal edutthirukkirēn.

charchin mēl irukkira nambikkai ungalukku ēn kuraindhadhu?

mūndru vishayangal en manadhai urutthiyadhu. ondru, charchil irundhavargal arasiyal vishayangalil īdupattaargal. irandaavadhu, paadhiriyaargalum charchil irundha matravargalum thavaraaga nadandhukollumpōdhu yaarumē adhai kandikkavillai. adhōdu, katthōlikka madhatthin sila pōdhanaigalum enakku sariyaaga padavillai. udhaaranatthukku, anbaana kadavul oruvar irandha piragum avarai dhandippadharkaaga endrendrum vadhaitthukkondē iruppaaraa? adhōdu, jeba maalaiyai uruttikondu orē jebatthai nūtrukkanakkaana dhadavai thirumba thirumba solla vēndum endru kadavul unmaiyilēyē edhirpaarppaaraa endrum yōsitthēn. *

appōdhu enna seidhīrgal?

‘kadavulē, udhavi seinga’ endru aludhu jebam panninēn. adharku piragu, katthōlikka jerusalēm baibil ondrai vaangi padikka aarambitthēn. appōdhudhaan adhai itthaaliya moliyil veliyittirundhaargal. orunaal nyaayitrukkilamai kaalaiyil, prasangatthai ellaam muditthuvittu ennudaiya angiyai edutthu vaitthukkondirundhēn. appōdhu irandu pēr engal seminarikkul vandhaargal. avargal yegōvaavin saatchigal endru sonnaargal. kittatthatta oru maninēratthukku mēl baibilai patri ennidam pēsinaargal. unmaiyaana madhatthai eppadi kandupidippadhu enbadhaiyum baibililirundhu edutthukkaattinaargal.

ungalai paarkka vandha saatchigalidam ungalukku enna piditthirundhadhu?

avargal nambikkaiyōdu pēsinaargal. katthōlikka baibilil irundhē vasanangalai ‘takku takku’ ena edutthukkaattinaargal. adharku piragu, mariyō endra oru yegōvaavin saatchi ennai vandhu sandhitthaar. avar porumaisaali! malaiyō, veyilō ovvoru sanikkilamai kaalaiyilum sariyaaga 9 manikku ‘taan’ endru vandhuviduvaar.

matra paadhiriyaargal yegōvaavin saatchigal varuvadhai patri enna ninaitthaargal?

saatchigalōdu utkaarndhu baibilai padikkumpōdhu, naan avargalaiyum kūppiduvēn. aanaal, avargal avvalavaaga aarvam kaattavillai. irundhaalum, enakku andha padippu romba piditthirundhadhu. kadavul ēn innum kashtatthai vittu vaitthirukkiraar endra kēlvi en manadhai kudaindhukondē irundhadhu. idhupōndra niraiya kēlvigalukku enakku baibilil irundhu badhil kidaitthadhu.

ungalukku mēlirundha paadhirigal nīngal baibil paditthadhai thadutthaargalaa?

1975-il, niraiya dhadavai rōmukku pōi angē irundhavargalidam naan katrukkondadhai ellaam edutthu sonnēn. aanaal, angē irundhavargal ennudaiya ennatthaitthaan maatra paartthaargal. avargal baibililirundhu edhaiyumē edutthu sollavillai. kadaisiyaaga janavari 9, 1976-il naan inimēlum oru katthōlikkaraaga irukka virumbavillai ena eludhi rōmukku anuppivittēn. irandu naatkalukku piragu, seminariyilirundhu kilambinēn. oru rayil piditthu yegōvaavin saatchigaludaiya kūttatthukku mudhalmuraiyaaga pōnēn. niraiya sabaigalil irundhu yegōvaavin saatchigal andha kūttatthukku vandhirundhaargal. adhu oru maanaadu! angē nadandha vishayangal enakku romba pudhidhaaga irundhadhu. angirundha ovvoruvaridamum baibil irundhadhu. pēchu koduttha ovvoruvarumē ovvoru thalaippil pēsinaargal. maanaattukku vandhirundha ellaarumē nandraaga gavanitthaargal. pēchaalargal vasanangalai solla solla baibilai edutthu paartthaargal.

nīngal seidha maatratthai patri kudumbatthil irukkiravargal enna ninaitthaargal?

en kudumbatthil niraiya pēr ennai romba edhirtthaargal. aanaal, ennudaiya thambi yegōvaavin saatchigalōdu sērndhu baibilai padikkiraan enbadhai konja naatkalukku piragu kēlvippattēn. avan vadakku itthaaliyil lōmbaardi endra idatthil irundhaan. avanai paarppadharkaaga pōnēn. angirundha yegōvaavin saatchigal enakku romba udhavi seidhaargal. oru vēlaiyaiyum thanguvadharku oru idatthaiyum thēdi kodutthaargal. piragu, andha varushamē naan nyaanasnaanam edutthu oru yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga aanēn.

yegōvaavin saatchiyaaga aanadhai ninaitthu endraavadhu varutthappattirukkirīrgalaa?

illavē illai! ippōdhu naan kadavulōdu oru nalla bandhatthil irukkirēn. adharku, baibililirundhu therindhukonda vishayangaldhaan udhavina. thatthuvangalum sadangu sambiradhaayangalum alla! ippōdhu ennaal matravargalukku baibilai patri nambikkaiyōdum aarvatthōdum katrukkodukka mudigiradhu.