The fact is that this Catholic Priest was arrested for celebrating Holy Mass in Saudi Arabia for Indian Catholics and not in India. I guess that this was a "typo".
It should have read as follows: whose only crime was celebrating Mass for Indian Catholic in Saudi Arabia.
He did make an error there, an understandable one. He typed India when he meant to type Saudi Arabia.
However, there is persecutionm of Christians (and other religious minorities) in India, too. If you go to http://www.persecutedchurch.org they will keep you updated on it.
Tehre ahave been murders of priests, rapes of nuns (some of whom were forced to drink their own urine), church burnings, attacks on Christian schools and prayer halls, and other incidents. Missionary Graham Staines and his two little boys were burned to death while they slept in their jeep by a mob of Hindus chanting "Victory to Hannuman." These things happen with impunity, generally. In fact, the rapists of nuns were praised by one of the major political parties in India. Police broke up a Christian religious festival with gunfire. Several states have med it illegal to convert from Hinduism to any other religion.
No matter where it occurs, religious persecution is a grievous offense. We should take action against agovernemnts that fail to act against it. Even if all we do is cut off their aid, that would be a start.
Dear TBP,
Yes, I do agree that there is rampant persecution and discrimination against Catholics and Christians in India by Extremist Hindu Groups and their various supporters.
However, it needs to be stated here on this Thread and Forum that the Persecution that Indian Catholics and Christians face pales in comparison with the persecution that Catholics and other Christians face in Moslem Countries which is intolerable and hellish.
BTW, There is an excellent resource on the persecution of Indian Catholics and Christians at the following Link--
http://www.compassdirect.org It is a Christian News Agency based in Santa Ana, California.
In Christ Our Lord and Savior,