Posted on 01/10/2023 6:16:34 AM PST by Cronos
Police arrested a Muslim man on Jan. 8, a day after he allegedly vandalized 18 crosses and tombstones in a Catholic cemetery in Mumbai, India's commercial hub and capital of the western state of Maharashtra.
Dawood Ansari was detained after Father Bernard Lancy Pinto, parish priest at St. Michael’s Church in the city's Mahim neighborhood, made a police complaint soon after the incident, urging police to arrest the culprit.
If convicted, the accused could be in jailed for up to two years.
“We arrested Ansari from the Kalamboli area in Navi Mumbai for vandalizing crosses at the cemetery.... So far the motive behind his acts is not clear,” Manoj Patil, Deputy Commissioner of Police and head of the investigation team, told reporters on Jan. 8.
...“It is regrettable and painful that the graves of Catholics were vandalized at the Church of St Michael, Mahim. The sentiments of the community are deeply hurt as this act not only involves the destruction of religious objects, but also disrespect for the dead. The police are investigating the incident,” the Archdiocese of Bombay said in a statement on Jan. 7.
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Islam is a religion of piece...of what?
It’s a peaceful, friendly religion.
Right!?
He’s lucky it wasn’t a Hindu temple, or he would already be dead.
Will claim islamophobia for his arrest.
Pieces. islam brings nothing but death and destruction to the world. Not one redeeming quality about it.
Did they slowly field dress the muzzie on the cemetery gate ... ?
I was once told that such was popular and effective back in the Korean War ...
I just watched a documentary about hiw Thomas traveled east to spread the gospel. I never knew Christianity went that far back in India.
OK, so he’s in a country of a billion people, 90% of whom are NOT “People of the Book” , but flagrant pagan polytheists, and he seeks out the 3% Catholics to pick on?! I guess we should wear that as a badge of honor that we are the enemy of the Muslim extremists. (cf. Matthew 5:11)
This took place in Mumbai with Hinduism is majority religion in Mumbai city with 65.99 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Mumbai with approximately 20.65 % following it. In Mumbai city, Christinity is followed by 3.27 %.
And in Mahim which was a Catholic majority but Muslims have over-run it.
He targeted the Christians because Hindus since 1991 have gotten fed up with Islam and they fight back. The Christians in India don’t.
It is fascinating - I went on a motorcycle ride maybe two decades ago along the southern coast of India down to Cochin and where St. Thomas visited (his relics are there) - he was buried thereabouts.
COchin has an ancient Jewish presence dating back to at least 500 BC and was on even earlier trade networks.
So Thomas followed known trade networks and reached southern India.
The MarThomite (Mar = Saint, Thomite - “of Thomas”) church is fascinating in its rituals and history.
Dawood Ansari was detained after Father Bernard Lancy Pinto, parish priest at St. Michael’s Church in the city's Mahim neighborhood, made a police complaint soon after the incident, urging police to arrest the culprit.
He had to urge them.
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