India, Christians persecuted. Stop those who try to convert Hindus
A new phenomenon of violence is spreading alarmingly in India, under the government chaired by Narendra Modi. Despite the recent meeting between the Indian premier and Pope francesco intolerance towards i Christians by the Hindus. The violence – we read in Repubblica – is triggered by the anger of the “Bajrang Dal“, the violent arm of the Hindu paramilitary organization Rss. Green light for the incursions of the fascist thugs orange clothes, ready to bolt with iron rods heads of Christians suspected of having converted people with false promises, even encouraged by the so-called anti-conversion laws introduced, with penalties ranging from three to ten years in prison.
The ancient church of the Redentore of Ambala, in the Indian state of Haryana, – continues Repubblica – had closed its doors shortly before the pandemic curfew of midnight of Christmas. The next morning, in the churchyard, the bishop found a shocking surprise. Someone had shattered the big statue of Christ. “We woke up with the statue of the Redeemer in pieces,” said Bishop Ignatius Loyola Mascarenhas. In the viewfinder it also ended up Santa Claus. The crowd impaled a puppet dressed in red, complete with a hat and a white cotton beard, on a spear. They insulted him, spat on him, throwing shoes and slippers at him. Then they watched it burn, continuing with the anti-Christian slogans. It happened in seven cities of India this Christmas.
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