I would surmise the Bishop knows more than he’s letting on. The Catholics of Uttar Pradesh have ALWAYS been a tiny minority and have ALWAYS had to deal with threats from extremists. This year, it must have been dramatically escalated. I think he’s probably responding to a specific homicidal threat.
The Catholics at the time of Nero and Diocletian kept the Faith, but that doesn’t mean they hosted dance festivals on the streets of Rome.
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Right.
Witness the catacombs. -And Catholic Europe later.
Now Indian Christians need to unite with Hindus and right thinking Islamic peoples to defend Mother India from the evils of Fanatic jihad and Pakistan. This should be a time of Unity. Christians, Hindus, and Jews were victims at Mumbai. It is time to march together to face the coming storm of war.