05-13-2009, 04:12 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The church authorities have best educational institutions in India.
There are about four to five per cent Christian population in India
but churches have hold on around twenty two per cent (22%) of
educational institutions and thirty per cent (30%) of health care.
Next to government, the churches are the biggest land owners in India.
In spite of having enough facilities with the church yet Dalit
Christians' condition is deteriorating. There are fifteen per cent
(15%) Dalit Christians in the cities and forty per cent (40%) Dalit
Christians in the rural areas are illiterate in spite of having best
convent schools in the church. Thousand of Tribal girls are forced to
do the work as Aaya in the rich families. These girls are coming from
Tribal areas where there are no job opportunities. These girls (Aayas)
are physically molested and mentally tortured.
Churches are not taking enough care of these girls. In Madhya Pradesh
(M.P.) alone, in spite of less Christians population, catholic church
have cores of rupees and enough means to provide better education and
job to Dalit Christians. In Madhya Pradesh the church have more then
one hundred and fifty (150) High schools and half of them are convent
schools. In Bhopal alone catholic church have the property, movable
and unmovable, worth of more than six hundred crores (600) yet
Christians' condition is not improved. The church property and money
are being used by the authorities as they wish.
The members of Poor Christian Liberation Movement, Rev. Fr. William
Predass Chaudhary and Mr. P.B. Lomio explained to the local Christians
about Mr, Anand Benard's, who is the only member of minority
commission of Madhay Pradesh government, suggestion to the M.P.
government to form like a Waqf bord. If the M. P. government forms
such kind of bord then we must welcome the government's step and the
Christians will have no loss at all. On August 27, 2004, Poor
Christian Liberation Movement had given a memorandum to the Honorable
Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohon Singh to form such kind of committee to
control the properties of churches.
Last year June 6, 2008, Poor Christian Liberation Movement had
organized a National Convention at India Islamic Cultural Centre,
87-88 Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003. From all over India there were
three hundred (300) representatives who repeated the demand to form
committees to look after church properties. The National President of
PCLM, Mr. R.L. Frances says that if the Waqf board has no credibility
or the Muslim community bearing any loss then the Muslim community
will not allow such king of board. But they are benefiting from Waqf
board. If such kind of board / committee is formed to safeguard the
properties of churches then Christian community should not oppose it.
There may be such kind of people who may oppose for their own sake.
Such kind of people astray the Christian community from the main
issue. The properties and money are being misused by leaders of
churches and rich people The educational institutions are being run by
the upper caste rather than Dalit Christians who are deprived from all
the facilities in the churches. Thus upper caste people are enjoying
both properties and educational facilities.
Poor Christian Liberation Movement regrets about the behavior of
church authorities who are collecting money from national and
international level in the name of poor Christians who are attacked by
the miscreants. The money is not reaching fully to the effected
people. Mr. R.L. Francis says that there are no problem between
Christians and Hindus. The problems come only when we interfere in the
lives of others and religions. We should follow sincerely our own
religion without criticizing. We must honor all the religions because
all religions give salvation. The National President of PCLM, Mr. R.
L. Francis appeals to the local and Dalit Christians to fight for
justice and equal right in churches and society. We need to struggle
to have our own position in the churches. The struggle is the key for
success.
The appointment of bishops by the Vatican must be opposed because when
bishops are appointed by Vatican then they ignore the local
Christians. The South Indian priests should not be appointed as
bishops for North Indian dioceses. North Indian priests should be
appointed as bishops for North Indian dioceses as other denominations
do. Local priests know the culture and traditions better and thus
local bishops will be more successful in evangelization in North
India.
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There are about four to five per cent Christian population in India
but churches have hold on around twenty two per cent (22%) of
educational institutions and thirty per cent (30%) of health care.
Next to government, the churches are the biggest land owners in India.
In spite of having enough facilities with the church yet Dalit
Christians' condition is deteriorating. There are fifteen per cent
(15%) Dalit Christians in the cities and forty per cent (40%) Dalit
Christians in the rural areas are illiterate in spite of having best
convent schools in the church. Thousand of Tribal girls are forced to
do the work as Aaya in the rich families. These girls are coming from
Tribal areas where there are no job opportunities. These girls (Aayas)
are physically molested and mentally tortured.
Churches are not taking enough care of these girls. In Madhya Pradesh
(M.P.) alone, in spite of less Christians population, catholic church
have cores of rupees and enough means to provide better education and
job to Dalit Christians. In Madhya Pradesh the church have more then
one hundred and fifty (150) High schools and half of them are convent
schools. In Bhopal alone catholic church have the property, movable
and unmovable, worth of more than six hundred crores (600) yet
Christians' condition is not improved. The church property and money
are being used by the authorities as they wish.
The members of Poor Christian Liberation Movement, Rev. Fr. William
Predass Chaudhary and Mr. P.B. Lomio explained to the local Christians
about Mr, Anand Benard's, who is the only member of minority
commission of Madhay Pradesh government, suggestion to the M.P.
government to form like a Waqf bord. If the M. P. government forms
such kind of bord then we must welcome the government's step and the
Christians will have no loss at all. On August 27, 2004, Poor
Christian Liberation Movement had given a memorandum to the Honorable
Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohon Singh to form such kind of committee to
control the properties of churches.
Last year June 6, 2008, Poor Christian Liberation Movement had
organized a National Convention at India Islamic Cultural Centre,
87-88 Lodi Road, New Delhi-110003. From all over India there were
three hundred (300) representatives who repeated the demand to form
committees to look after church properties. The National President of
PCLM, Mr. R.L. Frances says that if the Waqf board has no credibility
or the Muslim community bearing any loss then the Muslim community
will not allow such king of board. But they are benefiting from Waqf
board. If such kind of board / committee is formed to safeguard the
properties of churches then Christian community should not oppose it.
There may be such kind of people who may oppose for their own sake.
Such kind of people astray the Christian community from the main
issue. The properties and money are being misused by leaders of
churches and rich people The educational institutions are being run by
the upper caste rather than Dalit Christians who are deprived from all
the facilities in the churches. Thus upper caste people are enjoying
both properties and educational facilities.
Poor Christian Liberation Movement regrets about the behavior of
church authorities who are collecting money from national and
international level in the name of poor Christians who are attacked by
the miscreants. The money is not reaching fully to the effected
people. Mr. R.L. Francis says that there are no problem between
Christians and Hindus. The problems come only when we interfere in the
lives of others and religions. We should follow sincerely our own
religion without criticizing. We must honor all the religions because
all religions give salvation. The National President of PCLM, Mr. R.
L. Francis appeals to the local and Dalit Christians to fight for
justice and equal right in churches and society. We need to struggle
to have our own position in the churches. The struggle is the key for
success.
The appointment of bishops by the Vatican must be opposed because when
bishops are appointed by Vatican then they ignore the local
Christians. The South Indian priests should not be appointed as
bishops for North Indian dioceses. North Indian priests should be
appointed as bishops for North Indian dioceses as other denominations
do. Local priests know the culture and traditions better and thus
local bishops will be more successful in evangelization in North
India.
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