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Archbishop’s “assurance” to BJP unacceptable: Forum‍

An advocacy group for Catholic religious in India has termed as un-acceptable an archbishop’s conditional offer of support to the Bharatiya Janata Party saying it would have serious long term repercussions. “We are shocked by the recent statement made by Archbishop Mar Joseph Pamplany of Tellicherry, given wide coverage by all sections of the media. […]

Indian Church leaders seek action against speech insulting pope

Church leaders in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Mo-di’s home state have demanded strict legal action in a case of hate speech circulating on so-cial media insulting the pope and Catholic nuns. Archbishop Thomas Igna-tius Macwan of Gandhinagar in western Gujarat state on March 21 wrote to Chief Mi-nister Bhupendra Patel to take “immediate and stringent” […]

Church cautious to demand to end reservation for converted tribals

Church leaders in India have reacted cautiously to the demand of an organization representing indigenous people that the government remove the reservation for tribal people to Christianity or other religions. A March 26 rally organized by the Janajati Dharma Sans-kriti Suraksha Mancha (JDS SM) in Assam’s Guwahati city also demand a ban on religious conversion […]