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Dear Freepers in Christ,

Greetings. I am perhaps the only Orthodox Indian Catholic of Portuguese Descent originally from Goa, India on this Forum. I am not from Kerala, India but I believe that Freeper pravknight has made a mistake in his first comment on this Thread.

Freeper pravknight has stated in his first comment on this thread. "Pressure needs to be put on Saudi Arabia to free this Indian Catholic priest whose only crime was celebrating Mass for Catholics in India".

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.

Why is it that as an Orthodox Catholic Indian from the Latin Rite Church-- I am not surprised at all.

What I am shocked and appalled about is that no Country from Western Europe seems remotely concerned when a Catholic Priest or pastor is arrested, harassed, or killed by Islamists in any Moslem Country or whenever a Christian or Christian Pastor is arrested or persecuted in Saudi Arabia or for that matter in any Moslem Country.

Finally, what I am most shocked about is the rapid spread of Islam in a number of Countries in Western Europe which have given a number of Saints to the Catholic Church like France, Germany, Belgium, Holland, Ireland, and even Italy.

Virtually nothing is being done in a number of countries in Western Europe to counter the spread of Radical Islam which is spreading like nobody's business in every Major Town and City in Western Europe.

In a number of cities and towns specially in Germany, The Muezzins and Imams have been competing with Catholic Churches and Catholic Priests for souls and this is happening in Europe. I have received credible information to this effect.

When will Western Europe wake up and realize this threat and take it seriously ?

OUR LADY OF LEPANTO, SAVE EUROPE.

KING JOHN SOBIESKI OF POLAND, WE BEG YOU TO SEND HELP TO RESCUE WESTERN CHRISTENDOM AS YOU ONCE RESCUED IT IN 1683 AT THE GATES OF VIENNA WHEN YOU DESTROYED A HUGE TURKISH ARMY THAT OUTNUMBERED YOUR ARMY.

YOU DEFEATED THE TURKS ONLY ARMED WITH TOTAL TRUST IN THE ROSARY AND IN OUR LADY.

BLESSED DON JUAN OF AUSTRIA, SEND ALL HELP AS IS NECESSARY TO DEFEAT THESE DEMONIC INFIDELS WHO ONCE AGAIN THREATEN WESTERN EUROPE AS WELL AS WESTERN CHRISTENDOM AS THEY DID IN THE MIDDLE AGES.

P.s.- Short Message to the following Freepers.

Freepers pravknight,Ad Orientam, RobbyS, TBP -- can I add you all to my Ping List for Threads that I will be posting with the past Homilies of Father Robert Altier from Minneapolis.

I have already posted 2 threads over the last 2 weeks with the Homilies preached by Father Altier from 2001-2005.

Let me say this once and for all "Islam is an evil and demonic religion" -- actually it is a violent cult rather than a Religion. Let us make no mistake about this fact about this Evil Cult which only seeks the destruction of Christianity and Western Civilization.

All I have to say is wake up ! wake up! wake up! Europe -- already it is too late.

Freeper pravknight has stated in his first comment on this thread. "Pressure needs to be put on Saudi Arabia to free this Indian Catholic priest whose only crime was celebrating Mass for Catholics in India".
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.