Saturday, August 23, 2008

Post 16 Archbishop Marampudi Joji of Hyderabad said

Archbishop Marampudi Joji of Hyderabad said that Pandipally’s murder is also the result of what he called a climate of jealousy against the Catholic Church, whose workers, he said, are trying to help develop the abandoned rural areas of the country, and help those who are victims of violence and oppression. News from

Other similar brutal, mysterious murders around the area. . . . An anonymous letter was sent to a local newspaper claiming the murders were carried out by an organization called the Anti-Christian Forum. The letter promised further killings. . . . link to Read more

Fr George Moolayil said the murder was planned meticulously because the priest received a call on his mobile phone just before leaving the convent. . . . link to read more

please report similar incidents in the comment of this post if any reader of this blog has any event in mind. Indians are known for their peaceful life from centuries . . . do you want to comment on this?

Other related links: Vatican Radio, WEA - World Evangelical Alliance, Religious Intelligence
Photo of Fr Thomas from: Union of Catholic Asian News

3 comments:

Fr Sony Sebastian Palathra CMI said...

Another friend of mine Fr Thomas kandathiparampil HGM told me once that he had also been through a similar incident, was beaten badly, all body was bruised and he said it was a nightmare. He is a great preacher now, thank God, he got a second chance.

Fr Sony Sebastian Palathra CMI said...

I seriously think that there is a lobby which operates against social progress which is also behind these incidents.

Fr Sony Sebastian Palathra CMI said...

My Friend's name I mentioned was Joseph Kandathiparampil HGM not Thomas as I wrongly said in Comment 1