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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