Does Bill Clinton countenance the Baptists Churchs ignominious claims?
Pope John Paul comes to India as an honoured guest. He is received with all due ceremony. India is one of the few countries that recognise the Pope as a religious leader. That is exactly what he is. But the Pope came to India not as a political leader of a secular state but as a religious leader out to “harvest” souls for Christianity. He himself made that very clear. The Pope hoped that the coming millennium will see “the Cross firmly planted” in Asia. Commenting on the Pope’s statement, the television network CNN in its Asiaweek editorial said: “The Pope’s message threatens to alienate liberal Indians who previously dismissed the warnings of Hindu chauvinists as fanatical paranoia.” The editorial said that the Pope’s statements in India made clear the Vatican’s expansionist agenda. And it added: “And they lend credence to the long-standing complaint that Christianity’s many good works in India are meant to give a foothold on the nation’s soul.” Indian hospitality to the pope That not
