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Catholic Church

Crime

Investigation reveals nuns in Catholic institutions in India facing ‘decades of abuse’ by priests who enjoy protection

OpIndia Staff - 2 January, 2019

A large number of sexual exploitation cases of nuns has emerged across India.

News Reports

Gujarat: 200 tribal families who had converted to Christianity return to Hinduism

OpIndia Staff - 28 December, 2018

Nearly 200 tribal Christian families that had earlier converted to Christianity returned to Hinduism in a Hindu Dharma Jagran Sammelan organised at the Biliya-Aslona village of Valsad district, Gujarat

Crime

Nuns supporting rape accused Bishop Franco to take charge of convent where the victim resides

OpIndia Staff - 21 December, 2018

The three nuns who have been transferred are reportedly very critical of the victim and supporting nuns and were also part of a team which visited Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Delhi pleading innocence of Franco.

Crime

USA: Catholic Church accused of covering up child sexual abuse by Priests in Illinois

OpIndia Staff - 20 December, 2018

The systematic sexual abuse of children in the Catholic Church has been well known for quite a few years now.

Crime

Church of South India Archbishop Dyvasirvadam arrested in church fund scam, reports Times of India

OpIndia Staff - 15 December, 2018

According to the report, archbishop Dyvasirvadam was allegedly involved in misappropriation of church fund for over a decade

Culture and History

Christianity’s verdict on Hinduism: It is incompatible with the ‘will of God’

K Bhattacharjee - 4 December, 2018

Thus, we see that Christian missionaries have a clear critique of Hinduism based on their religious scriptures. To us, it appears bigotry but to them, it's the commandment of their God

News Reports

Being gay is ‘fashionable’, homosexuals should leave the Church: Pope Francis on gay clergy

OpIndia Staff - 3 December, 2018

Pope Francis's position with regards to homosexuality in the clergy is not new as the Roman Catholic church believes that homosexual acts are sinful.

Culture and History

Christian Evangelism and The Joshua Project: An existential threat to Hinduism

K Bhattacharjee - 23 November, 2018

The Indian government needs to do something urgently to put an end to the menace of Christian evangelism and safeguard the nation from the perils of demographic instability.

News Reports