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Accept Christ, Reject Pope 
By Navaratna S. Rajaram 
http://www.organiser.org/01oct2000/agenda.html

It is time to choose between their country and the Vatican's imperial agenda says Navaratna S. Rajaram 

The Pope and the Vatican have shown their true face. In a just released document titled "Declaration of Lord Jesus" the Vatican proclaims non-Christians to be in a "gravely deficient situation" and even non-Catholic churches have "defects" because they do not acknowledge the primacy of the Pope. This of course means the Vatican refuses to acknowledge the spiritual right of the Hindus to their beliefs and practices and asserts also the right of its agents in India and other countries to engage in conversion. During his visit to India the Pope went further: he demanded conversion as a 'fundamental right' though the Vatican does not recognise any right beyond the Pope's authority.

All this claim is based not only on the doctrinal authority supposedly deriving from the word of Christ, but also the supreme authority of the Pope as the spiritual head of the world to which followers of all other "gravely deficient" religions—like Hinduism—must submit. Without this there is no salvation. Who issued this statement proclaiming the supremacy of the Catholic religion and the supreme spiritual authority of the Pope? It was one Cardinal Josef Ratzinger, head of a Vatican office known as the congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. This is probably the most powerful and influential office in the Vatican. And of all the Cardinals, Ratzinger is closest to Pope John Paul II. The public knows very little about this shadowy office, known since 1965 as the congregation for the Docrtine of the Faith. Prior to that date it was known as the Holy Office. And until 1542 it was known as the Holy Inquisition—a name synonymous with terror and torture in the name of God and Christ. Cardinal Ratzinger is called its secretary; in the old days he would be known as the Grand Inquisitor. It was this office that persecuted Galileo and burnt scientist Giordano Bruno at the stake. It was this office again that sanctioned the Goa Inquisition as demanded by 'Saint' Francis Xavier, at which were thousands of innocent Indians persihed.

It is the same office now that is denouncing Hindus as "gravely deficient" who need to be converted to save them. All this shows that Jesus and God are only front figures behind which the Vatican can advance its imperial agenda headed by the Pope. This is an old game. This supreme authority of the Pope was laid down in the mid-1100s, by a Benedictine monk, Gratian of Bologna, with the help of forged documents. As noted by the Church historian (and former Catholic priest) Peter de Rosa: "His Decretum or the Code of Canon Law, was easily the most influential book ever written by a Catholic. It was peppered with three centuries of forgeries... with his own additions. Of the 324 passages he quotes... only eleven are genuine." And de Rosa further observes: "The Pope, he (Gratian) declared, ... is superior to and the source of all laws without qualification.

He (the Pope) must, therefore, stand on equality with the Son of God. This apotheosis became the inspiration of the Curia (Vatican administration), which acted in the Pope's name. Every pen-pusher was, in some sense, a god." So much for poor Jesus, the Only Son of God, when every Vatican bureaucrat can upstage him! And it is this super-bureaucrat cum god calling himself the Pope who has declared Hindus to be "gravely deficient" who need to be brought under his imperial rule masquerading as religion. So nothing has changed. This raises some basic questions for Indian Christians and their institutions—especially their leaders who have repeatedly shown that they care more for their Church and the Pope than the welfare of India. What moral right do Vatican stooges like John Dayal have to demand protection when their leader (the Pope) denounces Hindus as "gravely deficient" that await conversion by his agents in India? When Indian Church leaders went on an anti-national propaganda spree denouncing Hindus and defending the ISI's innocence in the Church blasts, why should Hindu policemen and solidiers risk their lives to protect the same people? Are Indian security personnel to be treated as colonial servants of the Vatican—the John Dayals and their ilk? If Hindus are so "gravely deficient", let their Pope protect them. He is, afterall, both supreme and perfect.

This raises another question: why should Christian institutions, controlled by a hostile foreign government (the Vatican), be given special privileges under Article 29 and 30? They have made their hostile intentions clear in both words and action. Church leaders of course serve at the pleasure of the Pope. They are therefore servants and agents of a foreign government. They deserve no more special privileges than the agents of CIA or ISI. What about ordinary Indian Christians? They must think for themselves and decide where their interests lie. If they see themselves as subjects of the Vatican, which has openly declared its hostility towards the Hindus, they become the Vatican's responsibility; they cannot expect the Hindus to protect them when their leader has openly expressed his contempt for their "gravely deficient" brethren. If they want to be regarded as honored citizens of India, they must openly denounce the Pope's call and reject his authority.

This is what is expected of the Christians in China. Church leaders will of course engage in their usual sophistry and hair-splitting—trying to eat the cake and have it too. This is exactly what they did when their lies were exposed following the Church blasts. They continued abusing the Hindus—while defending the ISI—at the same time demanding 'protection' from the Hindus themselves. This has run its course. Ordinary Christians should reject these Vatican stooges as their worst enemies. They should follow the example of the late President John F. Kennedy who said: "If I have to choose between my country and my religion, I will unhesitatingly choose my country." It is in their own interests, which Vatican agents like John Dayal don't care for.

Harvesting India souls
By Dr Suresh Jakhotia 
3-4-252 Secunderabad (AP)
http://www.organiser.org/01oct2000/forum.html#f

In Rome a conference of World Christian youth was held in which the Pope participated. While walking he was supported by five youths representing five continents of the world. One of them was a young lady wearing a salwar kameez with a traditional Indian bindi on her forehead. What can we conclude by seeing the photograph in Indian 'secular' newspapers? Is Indian subcontinent has become a continent as to equate it with continents like Africa. America etc? Is salwar kameez and bindi-waring has been accepted by the Church to increase the Harvest of souls particularly of Indians? Is bindi, the sign of Hindus so far called as Evil Satan by Christians has become pure saints sign? Is it to encourage the Indian local missionaries to indulge aggressively in campaigning for conversions? Is to appease the Indian youth to embrace church, so that he can stay along with other continents.

 

 

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