SHOCKING NEWS FROM INE
In a high level meeting of Orissa Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), VHP (Viswa Hindu Parishad), Bajrang Dal and RSS (Rastriya Swayam Sevak Sangh) held in Rourkela on 24th August, they have made a firm resolution to continue the work of demolishing all the Christian Institutions and Churches in the State, especially in the district of Sundargarh. They have planned to start the attacks in the western Orissa from Wednesday (27th August). This is the message given to us by a police who went in civil dress to the meeting.
Our Confrere, Fr. Edward Secqueira, SVD in Padampur (Bargarh District) was very badly beaten up and his condition is very serious. He is in Padampur Hospital.
(1) Another confrere, Fr. Simon Lakra and another Jesuit priest who was with him in Duburi, were chased, caught and taken by the miscreants. No further news about them.
(2) The Catholic Church of Madhupur and the HM's Convent in Madhupur were set on fire today (25th). The Father with the hostel boys and the sisters with the Hostel Boys have run away into villages and are hiding in the people's homes.
(3) The Pastoral Centre, at Konjamendi, a huge building of the Archdiocese of Bhubaneswar is totally demolished by blasting it with bombs,
(4) Jana Vikas Kedra, a social service centre at Konjamendi was also set on fire.
(5) The director of the Pastoral centre, Fr. Thomas Chellan and Sr. Meena Barwa, HM who ran away and hid themselves in a Catholic house, were caught today and beaten up thoroughly; Fr. Thomas Chellan was stripped and paraded and both of them are handed over to the Police.
(6) Few Village Churches in Rourkela diocese have been torched.
Please advise our Bishops and Major Superiors to seek the help of the All India Bishops and in solidarity with the suffering of Khandhamal District, they could call for a close of all the educational institutions in the country. The earlier we do the better we can spend time can get the sympathy and the support of the non-Christians in the State.
Thanking you and requesting your prayers,
-An SVD Priest
Our Confrere, Fr. Edward Secqueira, SVD in Padampur (Bargarh District) was very badly beaten up and his condition is very serious. He is in Padampur Hospital.
(1) Another confrere, Fr. Simon Lakra and another Jesuit priest who was with him in Duburi, were chased, caught and taken by the miscreants. No further news about them.
(2) The Catholic Church of Madhupur and the HM's Convent in Madhupur were set on fire today (25th). The Father with the hostel boys and the sisters with the Hostel Boys have run away into villages and are hiding in the people's homes.
(3) The Pastoral Centre, at Konjamendi, a huge building of the Archdiocese of Bhubaneswar is totally demolished by blasting it with bombs,
(4) Jana Vikas Kedra, a social service centre at Konjamendi was also set on fire.
(5) The director of the Pastoral centre, Fr. Thomas Chellan and Sr. Meena Barwa, HM who ran away and hid themselves in a Catholic house, were caught today and beaten up thoroughly; Fr. Thomas Chellan was stripped and paraded and both of them are handed over to the Police.
(6) Few Village Churches in Rourkela diocese have been torched.
Please advise our Bishops and Major Superiors to seek the help of the All India Bishops and in solidarity with the suffering of Khandhamal District, they could call for a close of all the educational institutions in the country. The earlier we do the better we can spend time can get the sympathy and the support of the non-Christians in the State.
Thanking you and requesting your prayers,
-An SVD Priest
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3 comments:
Religion is not Violence.
Religion is Love.
Religion is not Burning People
Religion is Loving the People
Religion is not Revenge
Religion is Forgiveness
Let each one of us speak out about the violence in Orissa, stop it. Take Action to bring peace.
Today, if we keep quiet, tomorrow it will be our whom they will attack in the Name of Religion.
PM, Govt, Political People, CMs etc, take an immediate action, or else they will approach another state. Never encourage violence and killing in the name of any religion.
We need to train the terrorists in Orissa what is Religion, the essence of it is LOVE.
They have already approached other states. Gujarat, Orissa, and now Karnataka.
Unfortunately Christians are soft targets because they don't retaliate. That is why the RSS and VHP walk in so brazenly into our homes and churches and schools. They know we're unarmed and peaceful.
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