How evangelization could break a Hindu family, Aggressive preaching techniques lead to sexploitation and result in violation of Acts and Rules ? (3)

How evangelization could break a Hindu family, Aggressive preaching techniques lead to sexploitation and result in violation of Acts and Rules ? (3)

23-04-2021 the four accused arrested at the Tindivanam resort (Friday): The Chennai police have arrested the priest of a church and three other relatives of a minor girl who was allegedly sexually abused by them on 23-04-2021, Friday[1]. The arrests came almost 10 days after her mother, a playback singer, lodged a complaint[2] (made on 12-04-2021). The complaint alleged that the girl was sexually harassed by the pastor when they took her to him under the pretext of exorcism[3].The accused were picked up from a farmhouse in Tindivanam on Friday and remanded in judicial custody[4]. A special team of police personnel led by the police inspector Amutha apprehended the four who were hiding in a farmhouse[5]. Though the suspects allegedly informed that they have been falsely accused, police remanded them in judicial custody as the victim reportedly stood her ground[6]. Police, not elaborating (Refusing to elaborate on the kind of abuse the victim was subjected to….[7],) on the kind of abuse the victim was subjected to, said that the priest touched her inappropriately when she visited the church and her uncle too did the same while bathing her when she was below 10 (some years ago[8]).

Why Shekinah group evangelists have bee following exorcism?: As pointed out, suddenly, “the Hindu,” reported that, “The complaint alleged that the girl was sexually harassed by the pastor when they took her to him under the pretext of exorcism.” In Andhra, she has been carrying on evangelism and “Halleluah Aradhana” musical events with huge publicity. Thus, it is evident that her ministries, Alive Church and others have been protestant denomination having contacts with foreign countries. She continued to participate and attend, many international Christian conventions and posing photos with the foreign representations and delegates. Therefore, why and how her group could have involved in exorcism, has to be noted carefully. Just few days back, another pastor Scott David has been arrested for the same sexual exploitation and exorcism. Therefore, under the guise of “counseling,” “healing,” and other methods, they try to deal with women who have personal, family and domestic issues and problems. As the Catholics have they system of “confession,”  the protestants might try to adopt and adapt psychological methods to solve such problems. However, when the involved pastors exceed limits, that result is sexploitation, pedophile sex and molestation activities.

The stands of Grandmother, mother and grand-daughter: Here, so far themother has been the complaintant against her sister, brother-in-law and his brother and a pastor. But, now, grand-mother comes into picture reportedly informing the media, that her one daughter tried to implicate another and so on, surprises, because, earlier, she did not come to picture to defend or oppose any daughter. Moreover, the grand-daughter issue has to be dealt with judiciously, as the case aready been booked under the POCSO Act. Therefore, the women involved cannot digress or divert the issue.  When, the grandfather died, the accused daughter was seen with bible near the dead body opening and closing it. Incidentally, the accused pastor was also seen near by accompanying doing the same. Therefore, a doudt arises as to, whether they tried to give any Chritian last rites like ritual. Thus, the grandmother coming to rescue the Christian daughter against Hindu daughter natiurally raises such questions.

The Hindu, Hindu Prasanna and Christian Shekhinah Shawn Jazeel: A Google search gives “The Hindu” coverage of many concerts of Shekhinah Shawn performed and in fact, it sponsored the “Opera Night” onducted at the Museum theatre on Sunday, the 22^nd April 2012 by Augustine Paul. Her stories appeared in “The Hindu,” as claimed be her in her facebook and cutting appended in her photo album. However, it has not given such accommodation to “Hindu Prasanna.” Thus, Shekhinah Shawl Jazeel carries more weight with “The Hindu,” as it s well-known for the editorial policy being against Hindu interests, as many nanogeneraians and others above 60 have been noting for the last 40 years.

Why the media wants to suppress the identity of the accused: As pointed out, if the news appeared in the leading English and Tamil dailies, the identity of the accused has been suppressed compleletely. How the print ad electronic media reacted and still have been reacting with the cases of Premananda, Nityananda, Devanathan etc., is too wellknwn to be repeated here. Even in cinema, jokes, comedy scenes and funy episodes are played under the guise of “humour” and so on, but, the Christians have been continuoysly involved in the pedophile sexual criminal cases internationally and nationally involving Indian victims or the Indian pastors, but, they are not given much publicity. Though such cases have been reported and booked, they are made to go un-noticed. Now, also, as Christians are involved, the details are suppressed.

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 has been brought in 2012: To deal with child sexual abuse cases, the Government has brought in a special law, namely, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.

• The Act has come into force with effect from 14^th November, 2012 along with the Rules framed thereunder.
• The said Act defines a child as any person below eighteen years of age, and defines different forms of sexual abuse, including penetrative and non-penetrative assault, as well as sexual harassment and pornography, and deems a sexual assault to be “aggravated” under certain circumstances, such as when the abused child is mentally ill or when the abuse is committed by a person in a position of trust or authority vis-à-vis the child, like a family member, police officer, teacher, or doctor.
• People who traffick children for sexual purposes are also punishable under the provisions. the gravity of the offence, with a maximum term of rigorous imprisonment for life, and fine.
• The police are also required to bring the matter to the attention of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) within 24 hours of receiving the report, so the CWC may then proceed where required to make further arrangements for the safety and security of the child.

Here, in this case, these procedure are followed or not, is not known.

The identity of the victim and the accused: According to the Section 23 (2) of the POCSO Act, – No reports in any media shall disclose, the identity of the child including his name, address, photograph, family details, school, neighbourhood or any other particulars which may lead to disclosure of identity of the child.

Provided that for reasons to be recorded in writing, the Special Court, competent to try the case under the Act, may permit such disclosure, if in its opinion such disclosure is in the interest of the child. However, it is not known, how the names of the accused are mentioned sometimes, relationships  noted other times and even the version of the grandmother is reported, but, the details are presented in the news in a fuzzy, vague and nebulous manner.

The captions of the news printed, the contents and other details have been vague, ambiguous and indistinct, though, in between, certain details are reported just in one line (e.g, the practice of exorcism).

In Secular India, wht the elite, egalitarian and superior Christians claim their past caste identity and engage in evagelization?: In India, as a “secular” nation, every citizen has a right to follow and profess any religion and therefore, being Mohammedan, Christian, Jew, Jain, Buddhist, Hindu etc., has not been any issue. Every believer can expound abut his religious belief-system, but, such attempts could not cross and violate the religious belief-system of others. The question of freedom of expression, thought, writing also is covered under this condition. Thus, the concerted Christians need not claim that they are Brahmon Christians, Nadar Christians, Vellalar Christians, Dalit Christians and so on. As they claim, once anybody converts and becomes Christian, “in Christ all become one,” none can claim or boat of his past caste tag. Mentioning caste and believing Christ make such claimants duplicities, cheats and swindlers. Thus, the “Halleluah-Shekinah” need not harp upon that she, “was born in a Brahmin Hindu family”!

© Vedaprakash

26-04-2021

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[1] Indian Express, Chennai priest among four held under Pocso Act for sexual abuse of playback singer’s daughter. Published: 24th April 2021 07:34 PM  |   Last Updated: 24th April 2021 07:34 PM

[2] https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2021/apr/24/chennai-priest-among-four-held-under-pocso-act-for-sexual-abuse-of-playback-singers-daughter-2294329.html

[3] The Hindu suddenly gives this information about “exorcism”!

[4] DTnext, Aunt, uncle among 4 held under Pocso for abusing girl in city, Published: Apr 25, 2021 05:55 AM.

[5] The Hindu, Pastor, three others held under POCSO Act, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, CHENNAI, APRIL 25, 2021 01:15 IST; UPDATED: APRIL 25, 2021 01:15 IST

[6] https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/04/25055520/1289939/Aunt-uncle-among-4-held-under-Pocso-for-abusing-girl-.vpf

[7]  Thus, noted DTnext, dated Published: 24th April 2021 07:34 PM  |   Last Updated: 24th April 2021 07:34 PM.

[8] https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/pastor-three-others-held-under-pocso-act/article34404517.ece

Madras High Court Judge amends his own Judgment after pressure from the Christian politicians, officialdom and clergy! Is India secular?

Madras High Court Judge amends his own Judgment after pressure from the Christian politicians, officialdom and clergy! Is India secular?

13-08-2019 – Christian institutions were highly unsafe for the future of their children: Justice S. Vaidyanathan accepts request to remove observations about Christian missionaries. The Madras High Court on Tuesday 20-08-2019, agreed to remove a contentious paragraph from one of its judgments since it was related to accusations faced by Christian missionaries of indulging in forcible religious conversions and supposed “general feeling” among parents, especially of girl children, that co-educational Christian institutions were highly unsafe for the future of their children[1]. Justice S. Vaidyanathan agreed to delete the relevant paragraph from his verdict in a case filed by a Madras Christian College (MCC) professor accused of sexually harassing girls during a study tour to Karnataka in January this year. The decision to delete was taken after the MCC counsel made a representation in open court on 20-08-2019, Tuesday and urged the court to remove the observations[2].

What the para 32 of the judgment said: The controversial paragraph read: “Before parting with the judgment, this Court feels it appropriate to point out that Christian missionaries are always on the source of attack in one way or the other and in the present era, there are several accusations against them for indulging in compulsory conversion of people of other religions into Christianity. Now, there is a general feeling amongst the parents of students, especially female students that co-educational study in Christian institutions is highly unsafe for the future of their children and though they impart good education, the preach of morality will be a million dollar question. As long as a religion is practised in streets in lieu of its worship places, like Temple, Mosque, Church, etc., such devastation, as in the present case, does occur and will be mushrooming.”

21-08-2019 – the Judge deleted the para no.32: Since the judge had dismissed the writ petition filed by the faculty challenging a show cause notice issued to him by the college management, the counsel said the subsequent observations added by the judge after dismissing the case were unnecessary and that they may not remain part of the judgment. The judge readily accepted the request. He, however, retained other observations wherein he had said that several women-centric enactments had been misused to teach a lesson to men in strained relationships. “This is the right time to think of suitable amendments in those laws, in order to safeguard the interest of the innocent,” the judge had said and directed the High Court Registry to mark a copy of his judgment to the Union Ministry of Law and Justice. The judge said[3], “When the court posed a question as to whether the court can remove Paragraph no.32 at this stage in the absence of any review petition – as the court becomes functuous officio after signing of the order – it was replied that there was no request for reviewing the entire order and a particular observation, which was general in nature was sought to be removed. Such removal will not in any way alter the findings/decisions of the court and therefore, there was no bar for this court to remove the Paragraph no.32, which was inapplicable to the present case on hand, especially when those points were not at all urged, canvassed, advanced or discussed by either of the counsel at the time of argument in the open court,” adding, “In view of the above submission and considering the fact that the general observation in Paragraph no.32 has been made by this court after the result portion, which will not at any cost affect efindings/substance/contents of the order, the said Paragraph no. 32 of the order is hereby deleted“, the judge added[4].

How is that Christian and Communists could sing the same song immediately?: Justice Vaidyanathan had said parents felt that Christian co-education institutions were highly unsafe for the future of girls. Days after Justice S. Vaidyanathan of the Madras High Court commented in an order that parents felt that Christian co-education institutions were highly unsafe for the future of girls, several groups, including the Tamil Nadu Bishops’ Council (TNBC), the Tamil Nadu Latin Bishops’ Council (TNLBC), the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) and the Indian Christian Association of Tamil Nadu expressed concern over his remarks. What this AIDWA was doing when so many girl students of the MCC complained, news appeared in the media and they protested in the college? Were they not conscious about the chastity of the girls, standards of the college or the values of the Christians etc?

21-08-2019, the Christians and the Communists threaten and 21-08-2019, the Judge bends and mends!: The judge made the comments while dealing with a sexual harassment case involving a professor of the Madras Christian College. In a statement issued on 21-08-2019, Monday, TNBC and TNLBC termed two of Justice Vaidyanathan’s observations — that there were “several accusations against Christians for indulging in compulsory conversion of people of other religions into Christianity”; and that there was a “general feeling among the parents of female students that co-educational studies in Christian institutions is highly unsafe for the future of their children” — regrettable and unwarranted[5]. “First of all, the case is not in any way connected with the question of religious conversion. Therefore, the said observation on religious conversion was unwarranted,” said Rev. Dr. Antony Pappusamy, Archbishop of Madurai and president of TNBC and TNLBC[6]. Regarding the observation about female students being unsafe, Dr. Pappusamy said, “We wonder what the material and data placed before the honourable judge were, that led him to render such a finding. As such, from a cursory reading of the factual matrix in that particular case, we do not find any institutional material warranting such an observation.” He also again endorsed a copy to Ministry of Law and Justice for making necessary amendments[7]. This has created controversy among the legal circles[8].

Valentina, State president, AIDWA: In a statement, S. Valentina, State president, AIDWA, said that when the words from a judge could become a law, the baseless accusations of the judge could have a serious impact on the welfare of minorities in the current socio-political climate. “A judge could have a particular view on a subject or could adhere to a specific political ideology. But when the judge is delivering justice, the judge should be impartial and wear the glasses of the Indian Constitution,” she said. AIDWA urged that the comments be withdrawn. Can anybody ask S. Valentina , State president, AIDWA, as to whether she made such statement against the Judge as a woman or Christian or otherwise? Where was Valentine when those Christian professors were harassing the girls, touching their breasts and barging into their rooms? Is it OK for Valentine all such sexual acts?

The Indian Christian Association of Tamil Nadu said it was deeply hurt: The Indian Christian Association of Tamil Nadu said it was deeply hurt by Justice S. Vaidyanathan’s remarks in the sexual harassment case involving the Madras Christian College.“The sweeping statement that there is a general feeling among parents that co-educational study in Christian institutions is highly unsafe for the future of their children, especially female students, is based on conjectures and surmises, and the comments [should] be expunged from the judgment,” said Dr. Ravi Santosham, president, Indian Christian Association. “The judge’s statement about compulsory conversions is baseless and totally irrelevant to the merits of the case.”

Catholic bishops’ forum in Tamil Nadu, The National Council of Churches in India, etc cry foul[9]: Christian leaders said the judge’s comments were painful but they welcomed the court’s decision not to interfere with the decision of the college, which British Protestant missionaries established in 1837. “The remarks the judge made in the order are highly disappointing,” said Father L. Sahayaraj, deputy secretary of the Catholic bishops’ forum in Tamil Nadu. The comments could “damage the image of the Church and the reputation of its education intuitions,” the priest told ucanews.com. The National Council of Churches in India, a forum of Protestant and Orthodox churches in India, said the comments were hurtful[10]. “We are hurt and sorry for such remarks in the order,” said general secretary Asir Ebenezer. “Christians work with commitment and diligence. Unfortunately, we are blamed and our places portrayed as unsafe. It really makes us sad.” The Tamil Nadu Catholic Bishops’ Council in an official statement termed the observations “very unfortunate.” It said conversion or the safety of Christian schools were not the issues before the court. It was one “relating to sexual harassment by a professor and the college has taken necessary action against him without any excuse.” The council also said Christian educational institutions have “produced stalwarts” in India, including Hindus and Muslims. Prabhakar Tirkey, national president of the Rashtriya Isai Mahasang (National Federation of Christians), said the court seems to have forgotten that “not a single Christian has been convicted” for violating conversion laws in the history of India. He noted that Christian missionaries introduced English education some five centuries ago but when the British left India in 1947, the Christian population was less than 3 percent, and “now it is 2.3 percent.”

Political and Minority bogey pressures: The MDMK chief, V. Gopalsamy, reportedly converted to Christianity, as being proclaimed by the Christian evangelist and propagandist C. Lazarasus, immediately came to question the judgment and his video has become viral.  Then on 19-08-2019, Geoge Kurian, Vice Chairman of National Commission for Minorities writes an open letter questioning the judgment.  On 21-08-2019, the Christians and the Communists threaten and 21-08-2019, the Judge bends and mends. Thus, wthin days, they could achieve what they wanted or decided. How is that then, eve rything is controlled by RSS, BJP and so on? Who rules India really? How much of Christian interference and how it works and all, have been proved again through this incidence.

All rapists, pedophiles and other sexual charge sheeters are good: One can recall how the Sha Bano judgment was rescinded by bring another Act, just to placate Muslims and promote Muslim vote bank. So you can forget all the crimes committed by the Christians – the murder of Abhaya, rape of nun by Mulakal, rape of children i.e, Christian pedophiles, sexual harassment, and every thing. All have become good souls, only the affected have been unholy, satanic and dangerous.  The charged, accused and other sinned Cardinal, bishops, pastors and clergy have been redeemed.  An none could question the Christians whatever crime they committed. The Bishops, Churches and above all Vatican are supreme, the Indian judges, courts etc., are nothing. They obey only Holy Sea, Spirit, God etc., not the Indian Constitution, Acts and Rules made there-under.

© Vedaprakash

23-08-2019.

[1] The Hindu, Madras High Court deletes contentious paragraph on Christian missionaries from verdict, Mohamed Imranullah S. CHENNAI, AUGUST 20, 2019 16:03 IST, UPDATED: AUGUST 21, 2019 01:16 IST.

[2] https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/madras-hc-deletes-remarks-on-christian-co-ed-institutions/article29181327.ece

[3] Deccan Chronicle, Chennai: Judge deletes observations against Christian institutions, J STALIN, Published Aug 21, 2019, 2:32 am IST; Updated Aug 21, 2019, 2:32 am IST

[4] https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/210819/chennai-judge-deletes-observations-against-christian-institutions.html

[5] The Hindu, Bishops’ Council, AIDWA concerned over judge’s remark on Christian-run institutions, STAFF REPORTER. CHENNAI, AUGUST 20, 2019 00:48 IST; UPDATED: AUGUST 20, 2019 00:48 IST

[6] https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/bishops-council-aidwa-concerned-over-judges-remark-on-christian-run-institutions/article29164589.ece

[7] Barandbench, Madras High Court withdraws comments on Christian Educational Institutions, Meera Emmanuel August 20 2019.

[8] https://barandbench.com/madras-high-court-withdraws-comment-on-christian-run-institutions/

[9] United Christian news, Christian leaders upset by Indian judge’s comments, reporter, New Delhi , India , August 20, 2019.

[10] https://www.ucanews.com/news/christian-leaders-upset-by-indian-judges-comments/85910

Sexual exploitation of women and nuns, pedophiles and all other sorts of sexual crimes of Tamilanadu not considered properly by the woman and social activists!

Sexual exploitation of women and nuns, pedophiles and all other sorts of sexual crimes of Tamilanadu not considered properly by the woman and social activists!

Why certain sex crimes are suppressed, not reported and nottaken into consideration by researchers?: The rape of children (below 18 years), sexual exploitation of women and nuns, pedophiles and all other sorts of sexual crimes have been going on increase, yet, the whole lot of educated, elite and even researchers, historians, women activists and others do not discuss, do not bring the cases into their analysis, as if nothing happened in India[1]. Just in February 2019, when South Indian History Congress was held in Hyderabad, such trend is noted. G. J. Sudhakar delved upon the topic, “Child rights in India – A Historical perspective,” in an abstract way theoretically without touching upon the rights of Indian children violated in India for the last 50 years by the foreigners and Christian missionaries under “pedophile,” sex-tourism and categories. Though, he went on mentioning Acts, he did not whisper about the Supreme Court judgments[2] where foreign and missionary were arrested and even sent to jail. The judgment cited has been illustrative and there have been many cases. Even a general newspaper reader has been seized of such issues, as thousands of such pedophile cases are reported in the newspapers and TV reports[3]. Therefore, it is surprising that the professors had decided not to mention.

Why pedophile crimes are suppressed?: To cite a media report[4], “According to the National Crime Records Bureau a total of 12,363 cases of child rape were reported in the country during 2013 as compared to 8,541 in 2012 accounting for an increase of 44.7%. The maximum child rape cases were reported in Madhya Pradesh (2,112 cases) followed by Maharashtra (1,546 cases) and Uttar Pradesh (1,381 cases). These three states together accounted for 40.8% of the total child rape cases reported in the country. A 2007 WCD study found that more than half (53%) of the children interviewed said that they had been subjected to one or more forms of sexual abuse. Over 20% of those interviewed said they were subjected to severe forms of abuse. Of those who said they were sexually abused, 57% were boys”.

Mahila court sentenced the rapists and  pimps: The Cuddalore District Mahila Court / court sessions judge D Lingeswaran on 07-01-2019, Monday awarded 30-year jail term to a CSI church priest involved in the horrifying Tittakudi rape case of 2014, involving two minor girls from the district and trafficking gangs from across the State[5]. Nine others were sentenced to life imprisonment[6]. The court found 16 of the 17 accused guilty of abduction, sexual assault and other charges. Priest Aruldoss, who sexually assaulted the girls, was also slapped with a fine of Rs 5 lakh. Anbazhagan, the gang’s kingpin from Salem was sentenced to life in prison and fined Rs 3.21 lakh. Sridhar, the driver who took the children to different places, was sentenced to two life terms and fined Rs 4.4 lakh. They were sentenced to different jail terms ranging from double rigorous life terms to one-year rigorous imprisonment after holding them guilty of crimes including kidnapping two minor girls, illegally confining them, selling them to gangs involved in prostitution, sexually assaulting them and forcing them to indulge in flesh trade.

Sex racket started at Idli shop and ended with CSI pastor: On June 8, 2014, two minor girls studying in Class 8 and 9 in a government higher secondary school in Thittakudi went missing[7]. After searching everywhere, their parents registered a police complaint on June 11 to recover their kids soon[8]. After an in-depth investigation, police rescued the two girls from a sex broker identified as Satheesh in Vadalur area and found that they were assaulted sexually and forced into prostitution by Pastor Aruldoss and his associates. In other words, the CSI pastor was actively engaged in such racet, exploiting the poverty of the girls. The case dates back to 2014, when a 13-year-old girl from Tittakudi was befriended by Tamilarasi, who used to run an idli shop. The woman then coerced the girl into having sexual intercourse with her husband and other men. The child was later told that she would be let off if she brought another girl to them. The child then brought another victim, a 14-year-old girl from the neighborhood, to the woman. Both girls were sexually assaulted by the men. It is unbelievable that one girl would simple have sex with many and she would bring another girl for her release. As facts are suppressed, the sex trade carried on is suppressed. In the months that followed, they were trafficked to various places in the State including Salem, Panruti, Vadalur, Virudachalam and Ulundurpet and were sexually assaulted by several men. Police investigation found that the two children had been forced to watch pornography and had been sexually assaulted by several men including priest Aruldoss[9]. The father of one of the girls filed a missing complaint with Tittakudi police in July 2014. Meanwhile, the children managed to escape and reached Tittakudi[10].

The judge imposed punishment according to their gravity of crime: Actually, these sex criminals should not be shown any mercy at all, as they have soiled dozens of lives of young girls.  When Pollachi sexual crime was carried on in Hi-tech manner, this has been done at village level in crude manner. Cuddalore mahila court sessions judge D Lingeswaran imposed more than Rs 25 lakh penalty on them after holding them guilty under various sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, 2012[11]. Seventeen people were arrested in connection with the case but Tamilarasi and her husband Satheesh have been absconding. Of the other five convicts, four were awarded 20-year jail time while one convict got 10-year imprisonment. Punishment for other accused[12]:

• Anandaraj – Four life terms and a fine of Rs 2.1 lakh
• Selvaraj – Three life terms and fine of Rs 30,000
• Mohan Raj and Mathivanan – Two life terms each and fine of Rs 2 lakh
• Fathima – Two life terms and a fine of Rs 4.4 lakh
• Kala alias Mekala, and Lakshmi – Two life terms and a fine of Rs 4.2lakh
• Amudha – ten years in jail and fine of Rs 21,000

Punishment to all: Sridhar – to undergo double rigorous life terms for forcing the two minor girls into prostitution, two 10 years rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping them, another two 10 years rigorous imprisonment for selling them to gangs involved in prostitution and two one-year rigorous imprisonment for illegally confining them. He also slapped penalties to a tune of Rs 4.22 lakh each on them. The judge sentenced two men – Anantharaj and Balasubramanian – to double rigorous life terms for sexually assaulting the minor girls and another double rigorous life terms for forcing them into prostitution and a 10-year rigorous jail term for kidnapping the minor girls besides imposing a fine of Rs 4.1 lakh on them[13]. He sentenced two men – Mohanraj and Mathivanan – to undergo double rigorous life terms for sexually assaulting the minor girls and imposed Rs 2 lakh fine on them. Selvaraj was sentenced to undergo rigorous life imprisonment for the same crime, besides double rigorous life terms for forcing the girls into prostitution, two 10-year rigorous imprisonment for kidnapping them and two 10-years rigorous imprisonment for selling them to pimps[14]. However, it has to be noted as to whether they would go o jail or appeal again.

© Vedpakash

01-04-2019

[1] https://sihc.wordpress.com/2019/02/14/the-proceedings-of-39th-annual-session-of-the-sihc-held-at-the-campus-of-osmania-university-on-february-8th-to-10th-2019-3/

[2] Supreme Court of India – Childline India Foundation & Anr vs Alan John Waters & Ors on 18 March, 2011, Author: P Sathasivam, Bench: P. Sathasivam, B.S. Chauhan – REPORTABLE,

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA, CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION, CRIMINAL APPEAL NOs. 1208-1210 OF 2008

Childline India Foundation & Anr.                      …. Appellant(s)

            Versus

Allan John Waters & Ors.                                 …. Respondent(s)

                                  WITH

         CRIMINAL APPEAL NOs. 1205-1207 OF 2008

https://indiankanoon.org/doc/1052165/

[3] The Times of India, Online database to name and shame pedophiles,  Himanshi Dhawan| TNN | Updated: Apr 10, 2015, 00:41 IST.

[4] https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Online-database-to-name-and-shame-pedophiles/articleshow/46869620.cms

[5] Indian Express, Tittakudi rape case: Priest gets 30-yr jail term, Published: 08th January 2019 05:20 AM | Last Updated: 08th January 2019 05:24 AM, By Nirupa SampathExpress News Service

[6] http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/jan/08/tittakudi-rape-case-priest-gets-30-yr-jail-term-1922123.html

[7] Mirror Now, Tamil Nadu: Court orders life term to Pastor Aruldoss for raping minor girls, Updated Jan 08, 2019 | 14:04 IST | Prabhu Tamilan.

[8] https://www.timesnownews.com/mirror-now/crime/article/tamil-nadu-court-orders-life-term-to-pastor-aruldoss-for-raping-minor-girls/343634

[9] Goa Chronicle, Tamil Nadu Court sentences Christian pastor to 30-years imprisonment for raping two minor girl, GC NewsDesk, 09/01/2019.

[10] https://goachronicle.com/tamil-nadu-court-sentences-christian-pastor-to-30-years-imprisonment-for-raping-two-minor-girl/

 

[11] Times of India, TN pastor, eight women get jail term for kidnapping and forcing two schoolgirls into prostitution, Bosco Dominique| TNN | Jan 7, 2019, 20:06 IST.

[12]  https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tn-pastor-eight-women-get-jail-term-for-kidnapping-and-forcing-two-schoolgirls-into-prostitution/articleshow/67423869.cms

[13] Hindustan Times, Pastor sentenced to 30-yr jail, others double lifer for raping, forcing minors into prostitution, Updated: Jan 08, 2019 08:15 IST, M C Rajan, Hindustan Times, Chennai

[14] https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pastor-sentenced-to-30-yr-jail-others-double-lifer-for-raping-forcing-minors-into-prostitution/story-qNFYsLbitrkk3ZsVAlQYMI.html

Five catholic priests involved in sexploiting a married woman exploiting the confession made: Faithful ritual led to repeated raping of the woman!

Five catholic priests involved in sexploiting a married woman exploiting the confession made: Faithful ritual led to repeated raping of the woman!

Five catholic priests repeatedly rape a married woman: Nowadays, the news goes in this way, “A man, husband of a woman who was sexploited by a group of Catholic priests, complained to Church authorities that his wife has been subjected to serial sexual abuse by the clergy by exploiting her confessional secrets”. Five Kerala priests from the Malankara Orthodox Church (MOC) were suspended on 23-06-2018, Saturday, that his wife has been subjected to serial sexual abuse by the clergy by exploiting her confessional secrets after an audio clip containing serious allegations of sexual assault and abuse of clerical power did the rounds on social media[1]. Three priests belong to Niranam diocese, one Thumpamon diocese and another from the diocese of Delhi. Here, the details given by the “Times Now” TV channel in English are available[2].  Here, the stand of the husband could be heard, as he talks apologetically, as if he does not want to go to police[3]. Here, all the details of the five priests with photographs can be seen in Malayalam[4].

The details of the Catholic priests involved in sexploitation: The catholic priests involved in the sexploitation have been identified and the details are as follows:

Sl.No	Catholic priest FATHER	Address	Phone No / cell	e-mail
1	Jijo J. Abraham	Nalpanal, Kunnamthanam P.O, Thiruvalla – 689 581	04692710143
2	Job Mathew	M.G.D. Ashramam, Karunagiri, Karukachal	0481-2486384
3	Johnson V. Mathew	Mannil, Thekkemala P.O, Kozhencherry – 689 654
4	Abraham Vargese (Sony)	Puthote, Mundiypally, Kunnamthanam.	0469-2693532 94474 63013
5	Jaise K. George	C-2, D/27B, Janakpuri, New Delhi – 110 058	09717766530	frjaise@gmail.com

Audio / video clips expose the sexploitation: In the clip, a man alleges that his wife was assaulted by a priest before their marriage[5]. When she confessed to another priest, the man says, he blackmailed her into having sex with him, and threatened to tell her husband if she didn’t. He then sent a picture of himself with the woman to a third priest, who sexually assaulted her, the husband says. A spokesperson for the MOC P. C. Elias said the five priests were suspended pending an enquiry.  “We got a complaint from the woman’s husband but we have no idea about the truth of the allegations. An internal inquiry will be conducted and based on its outcome, the Church would decide whether to restore responsibilities to the priests or take further action, if the allegations are found to have substance”. The husband, who swears by his fidelity and commitment to the church, says details of a five star hotel bill in his wife’s mail box blew the lid off the scandal[6]. The man confides during the conversation that a priest had coerced her into an abusive relationship and the history of abuse predated their marriage. Overcome with guilt, the woman confessed to another priest before her child’s baptism. The confessor also turned predator and shared her pictures with another priest, who also took advantage of her plight[7].

The sex video changed hands and the woman was also sexploited accordingly: The video clip changed many hands within the clergy, the husband says during the conversation[8]. The man, seething with anger over being betrayed by the very people meant to guide him spiritually, fears more priests are involved and his wife hadn’t possibly told him the full story fearing reprisals from the influential clergy. He wants the priests to be defrocked for blackmailing a believer using her confessional secrets, considered a sacrilege. The man heard making the allegations in the audio clip hasn’t yet filed a police complaint. He says in the clip that he sent his wife back to her house, and that her family was trying to file a complaint against him. He also says elders from the community have called to dissuade him from complaining. In other words, the powerful church wants to suppress the whole sexploitation. When five Christian priests raped a married woman, they must have been arrested immediately, but the “suspension news” appears as cruel joke. It cannot be taken as an internal matter of them, as it involves serious sexploitation of married women. Ironically, the National Women Commission and other feminist organizations are keeping quiet. It is intriguing to not that the husband complained did not complaint to police. Then, what the man wants to do?

The media’s pathetic reporting: NDTV says[9], “Kerala Man Alleges Priests Sexually Abused Wife; Church Orders Probe”! It repeats the PTI news and does not comment more. It is quite intriguing, amusing and shocking to note that the way the media that claims so many things about their credibility, stand and other journalistic virtues report in this way[10]. So when Christian priests rape women, only, church is empowered to order enquiry and police are not required! News18 reported that they have been transferred! So if you want transfer, rape married woman in church! Any reader can The media has been pathetic, anesthetized and anti-women when issues like this comes, because, evidently, it is of Christians. But, in secular India, why and how the women are also are treated differently? The  Deputy Editor of the, Businessline has been reasonable, sensitive and dealt with the sensitive issue directly giving suggestion for action as follows.

Law of the land should deal with abuser priests of Kerala: The Malankara Orthodox Church, a wealthy and influential religious sect in the State, barred five of its priests from performing sacramental duties after allegations that they sexually abused a woman in Thiruvalla, a small town famous for its rich diaspora. Notwithstanding the suspension of the priests, the incident exposes the dark and ugly underbelly of religious institutions and the clergy, especially in Kerala where most factions of the church and organisations of other forms of faith command immense financial, social and political clout[11]. It is indeed shameful and shocking that the priests were able to blackmail the woman, who belonged to their own herd, by exploiting her own confession secrets and passing the information around, leading to further abuse. This and many similar incidents reported in the recent past expose the chinks in the counselling and confession apparatus of not just the church but also other religious organisations, pointing towards the need to demand more transparency in the operations of religious organisations, especially in the way complaints of abuse and exploitation are treated. Such incidents are, for sure, a blot on not just the Malankara Church but on all segments of Christian faith and casts a shadow over the way women and the vulnerable are treated.

The Church does not act like AMMA, the body of Malayalam film actors in Kerala: Already, there have been allegations that religious organisations function in alarmingly patriarchal way at a time pontiffs such as Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church, a stronger and larger force in Kerala, are calling for more gender sensitive policies and offering more avenues for women in the affairs of the church. Hence, the Malankara Orthodox Church must take appropriate action against the priests if found guilty and should let the laws of the land, not just the rules of the church, deal with them, especially given that many people including the believers have expressed fear that the maximum punishment these priests would meet could be a suspension, which will bring matters back to the normal sooner or later. The civil society must be vigilant to make sure the Church does not act like AMMA, the body of Malayalam film actors in Kerala, which shamelessly — shocking rights organisations and gender activists — welcomed back into its fold Dileep, a superstar accused of orchestrating one of the most heinous episodes of rape and abduction on an actress[12].

The husband complained in March, 2018, but, Chuch says the victim to go to police in June 2018: Speaking to TNM, the church now claims that it is not them, but the victim who should approach the police[13]. Authorities at the church told TNM, “Why should we approach the police when we have taken cognisance of the complaint and formed an internal committee to inquire?” Asked why the church has not approached the police despite receiving the complaint three months ago, a highly placed church official said that it is the woman who should approach the police[14]. “What is stopping the woman from going to the police? Why should we approach the police when we have taken cognizance of the complaint and formed an internal committee to inquire? Suppose this was a case involving a minor, we would have approached the police ourselves. But in this case, the woman is an adult and she can seek the help of police if she wants to,” the official said.

© Vedaprakash

28-06-2018

[1] India Today, 5 Kerala church priests suspended after ‘sex for silence’ audio clip,P S Gopikrishnan Unnithan , Thiruvananthapuram, June 26, 2018UPDATED: June 26, 2018 12:43 IST.

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF2B9VkX0nE

[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p37qb2gIhlw

[4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNEseZ5Dkh0

[5] https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/5-kerala-church-priests-suspended-after-sex-for-silence-audio-clip-1269867-2018-06-26

[6] Daiji world, ‘Sex for secret:’ Malankara Orthodox Church suspends five priests, Tue, Jun 26 2018 08:11:34 AM.

[7] http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=515919

[8] DECCAN CHRONICLE, 5 Kerala church priests sexually abuse, blackmail married woman; suspended, Edited by : CHARUL SINGH, Published Jun 26, 2018, 6:52 pm ISTUpdated Jun 26, 2018, 6:53 pm IST

https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/260618/5-kerala-church-priests-sexually-abuse-blackmail-woman-suspended.html

[9] NDTV, Kerala Man Alleges Priests Sexually Abused Wife; Church Orders Probe, Kerala | Press Trust of India | Updated: June 26, 2018 22:55 IST.

[10] https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/kerala-man-alleges-priests-sexually-abused-wife-church-orders-probe-1873679

[11] The Hindu Businessline, God’s own abusers, P. Jinoy Jose, Deputy Editor, Published on June 26, 2018.

[12] https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/columns/from-the-viewsroom/gods-own-abusers/article24264198.ece

[13] The News Minute, Kerala ‘sex for silence’ row: Church passes buck to victim, asks her to go to cops, Megha Varier, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 – 12:21

[14] https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/kerala-sex-silence-row-church-passes-buck-victim-asks-her-go-cops-83735

 

Another Andhra pastor involved in illicit affair with married woman and murder!

Another Andhra pastor involved in illicit affair with married woman and murder!

Accused flees the scene after committing the crime: The Christian sexploitation cases have been on the increase as being pointed out. However, the church does not seem to bother about this. Now, again news has come about another Andhra pastor involved in illicit affair with married woman and murder! A pastor Warla Subbarayudu of Boyanapalle Dalitawada allegedly strangled to death a 30-year-old 36 [mentioned by “The Hans India”[1]] woman Kommi Indiramma, at Boyanapalle in Rajampet of Kadapa district[2]. Indiramma, who was married to Chengaiah and childless, lives in the house of her sister and brother-in-law, who had gone to work in Kuwait, and took care of their children. The couple used to send money to Indiramma through the pastor’s bank account[3]. In the process, an illicit relationship developed between them. The pastor came to her house and picked up an argument on 26-05-2018, Saturday evening alleging that she was speaking to somebody else and strangled her, by pushing away her sister’s children [Tarun and Kusuma, who tried to stop him from attacking Indira] who raised shrieks and bolting the door from inside[4]. When Chengaiah and local people came and broke open the door, they found Indiramma lying dead and Subbarayudu fled from the place, police said.

Why the hard-earned money should be deposited in the pastor’s account?: The intriguing factor has been that “The couple used to send money to Indiramma through the pastor’s bank account[5].” It is also not clear as who is the couple – whether Indiramma and Chengaiah or sister and brother-in-law. In any case, the deposit of money in pastor’s account raises many questions, because, they have to be at his mercy to get back / withdraw the money. Thus, the pastor got a chance to exploit the couple according to his whims and fancies. Even, here, also, at one stage, understanding the plot of the pastor, they could have avoided him or opened a separate account to deposit the amount. Otherwise, as bot the males are not there in the house and the women have been illiterate, the pastor took advantage and exploited them.

House inspected: After complaint to the police, they visited the crime spot to conduct their study. Rajampet DSP B. Lakshminarayana, circle inspector Narasimhulu and sub-inspector Mahesh and clues team personnel inspected the house. The body was sent to Rajampet Government hospital for post-mortem examination. The other formalities would be carried, as usual. After post-mortem, the body would be returned and the Church might help to bury, as a pastor is involved in the murder, so that the truth would be also buried with the body.

Case registered: A case was registered in Mannur police station. However, all cases involving the church are not reported as observed in other cases. In fact, even, this news has been published as local news and the national press has decided to do so, as obviously, a Christian pastor has been involved in the murder. Fromm YSR rule onwards, the AP church has been given soft corner and the govt. officials, particularly, Christians have been helping in suppression of crimes committed by the Christians by any means. They have been brainwashed in devoted and secular ways to save them in India.

The sexual crimes of Christian clergy in India: In India, the sexploitation of Christian priests have been increasing, alarming and nauseating, but, the media has been callously silent and indifferent. All sorts of sex violations, in fact leading murders and other serious crimes, have been reported, but, only few booked, adjudicated and jailed, whereas, most of others have been roaming with their frocks of different colours.  About Ram Rahim, the media blared, though, he has been a secular sexploiter. Had he been Hindu, the situation be different. After him, now comes Didde Ebenezer from Andhra. He has been virtually raping women for the last two years. Though Telugu media and local people have exposed, he has been roaming unscathed. The influence, he has with church or politics is inexplicable and not known.

Since 2015, Didde Ebenezer has been raping women: The victims informed the chairperson that the alleged misbehaviour of the pastor with young women was exposed in 2015 and a police case was booked. He has been exploiting women assuring them to make them to talk with God directly. However, for such divine exigency, certain rituals had to be followed, he insisted and explained to convince them. The poor women fell to his assurance and desire to talk with God agreed to be with him. Initially, he used to request favours like messaging his legs, hands, head and so on. Then, he used remove his shirt and asked them to message his back and front. In this way, indirectly, he induced them to develop instinct to have sex with him. Thus, he has been exploiting women regularly. In the house, where he was reportedly carried on such activities, used “Nirodh” packets were also found. Even after complaining to police, the women refused to return with parents. For this, one doctor explained that the women were mesmerized through some acts, so that they wanted to be with him only[6][3]. Moreover, they might have been drugged also, though he could not tell with confirmation, as such condition could be determined, only after testing. However, Ebenezer has been exploiting the women psychologically and physically.

When a pastor eloped with a girl: Irate residents of Dadithota village under Tadimari mandal attacked and damaged a local church on Tuesday night after its 51-year-old pastor allegedly eloped with a 15-year-old Dalit girl the same afternoon[7]. Bakkalapalli inspector V Anjayanelu said Rajeshwar Rao, who hails from Pulivendula in Kadapa district, was working as pastor of the Jerusalem Church in Dadithota village.On Tuesday, after the Dalit girl Saraswati completed her intermediate examinations, the two of them reportedly eloped. When villagers came to know about it at night, they attacked the church and damaged it completely[8].

Why Andhra infested with Christian sexploitation?: Meanwhile, a group of supporters of the pastor raised slogans in his favour claiming that he is a good person. They refuted the charges against him as fabricated. Using the church as his shield Andhra Pradesh pastor Didde Ebenezer committed a lot of crimes. Chief among them being sexually exploiting young girls and women of his parish, another newspaper pointed out[9]. It added that[10] “Earlier in September, there was another case of pastor abuse. The Renigunta rural police arrested Pastor Panneer Selvam, 54, for abusing a  minor near his house and allegedly forced himself on her.” That is why Andhra has been infested with the Christian sexploitation for many years has to be probed. Coming to Ebenezer, He does much publicity for himself and claims that[11] “he cares for HIV/AIDS through the social media Team members: Pastor.D.Ebenezer Didde, somebody”! So none knows that “nobody”. Evidently, he must have been wealthy enough to cover up everything and everybody to escape from the complaints and court proceedings.

© Vedaprakash

31-05-2018

This proves how church wants to protect pedophiles, child rapists, rapists, sexploiters and  other criminals within the church.

[1] The Hans India, Pastor kills woman over suspected illicit affair, THE HANS INDIA | May 27,2018 , 12:52 AM IST

[2] The Hindu, Pastor kills woman in Kurnool, SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT KURNOOL, MAY 28, 2018 00:00 IST, UPDATED: MAY 28, 2018 05:02 IST

[3] http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/pastor-kills-woman-in-kurnool/article24008918.ece

[4] http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-05-27/Pastor-kills-woman-over-suspected-illicit-affair/384410

[5] http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/pastor-kills-woman-in-kurnool/article24008918.ece

[6] Rapist Pastor || Victims demands stringent action || TV9 Effect, for details, see at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkhL41mu3d8

[7] Times of India, Church attacked after pastor elopes with girl, TNN | Mar 22, 2006, 23:11 IST

[8] https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Church-attacked-after-pastor-elopes-with-girl/articleshow/1460340.cms

[9] Asianet-newsable, Andhra pastor sexually abused women in the name of church, By Team Asianet Newsable | 01:47 PM October 19, 2017.

[12] https://in.linkedin.com/in/pastor-d-ebenezer-didde-5796a414

[10]http://newsable.asianetnews.com/andhra-pradesh/andhra-pastor-sexually-abused-women-in-the-name-of-evil-church

[11] https://in.linkedin.com/in/pastor-d-ebenezer-didde-5796a414

Why Christian schools exceed the limits of education, resort to psychological methods and indulge in sexual harassments, molestations and rapes?

Why Christian schools exceed the limits of education, resort to psychological methods and indulge in sexual harassments, molestations and rapes?

Why more and more Christian religious heads involve in sexual crimes?: The Christian indulgences in sexual harassments, molestations and even rapes have been increasing and become order of the day, not only throughout the world, but also in India. Every day, news is coming about the involvement of Christian cardinal, bishop, pastor, priest and so on in the violations of Acts and rules of the land. Initially, they have been adjusting and compromising within the church and hence suppressing many such incidences do not come out and get published in the media. But, later, slowly, the violations exceeded limits and such contraventions warranted legal action, adjudication and persecution. Though, the church-related crimes have been increasing, the responsible religious heads have been trying to suppress, instead of bringing discipline in the church. The Jaipur sexual harassment issue has not been drawn attention of the media, though, much hue and cry has been made out for other sexual crimes. In Tamil media, virtually, there has not been no whisper is made about the issue.

Georgish Britto surrendered or tried to ran away hiding?: A Catholic priest has been sent to a jail in Rajasthan for allegedly sending an obscene message to a teenage girl student of his school. In one of the messages, the accused wrote – ‘Your husband is always waiting for you’. Police on April 20, 2018 arrested Father Georgish Britto, vice principal of St Anselm School in Alwar[1]. A case was registered against him two days earlier for texting the 15-year-old ninth grader[2]. He was arrested when he went to “surrender” to the police, Father Edward Oliveira, vicar general of Jaipur diocese, told Matters India on April 23, 2018. The school is managed by the diocese of Jaipur. Alwar is some 160 km northeast of Jaipur, the state capital and the diocesan headquarters. According to other reports, the accused vice principal fled to Dausa in a bus after he came to know about the police case[3]. He called up his friend in Alwar from Dausa. The police traced the call and a team was immediately rushed to Dausa and arrested from Lalsot Road[4]. He was brought to Alwar where he is being interrogated. Sources said that the man was “planning to flee” to his native village via Jaipur. So the catholic priest wanted to “surrender” to the police or “planning to flee” to his native village has to be decided by the God!

Why Georgish Britto was sending obscene messages and videos?: On Wednesday [18-04-2018], there was a huge drama at the school when the girl’s parents accompanied by members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal protested against the school’s vice principal. Following this, senior police officials arrived at the school to pacify the protesters[5]. The girl’s family alleged that not only was the vice principal sending their daughter obscene messages and videos from the past few days, but was also forcing her to change her religion[6]. Local political leaders including MLA Banwari Lal Singhal also arrived at the school to take stock of the situation[7]. The protesting group alleged that the vice principal was hiding somewhere in the school and police is deliberately not arresting him[8]. Paul, the principal of the school, however, said that he was unaware about the vice principal’s activities. After the high-octane drama, IPS Anil Beniwal reached the spot and asked the girl’s father to report the matter. “The vice principal has been booked under the POSCO Act and search is on to find him,” Beniwal said. The girl had not complained about the obscene messages earlier, obviously afraid of the school authorities.

Georgish Britto – can he capable of giving counselling to the girl?: According to the Times of India, the administration called in additional forces to keep the situation under control. While the protestors argued with the cops; the parents accused the school of shielding their teacher. Father Oliveira said the girl’s brother beat Father Britto on April 20, 2018. The vicar general said Father Britto, who was ordained hardly a year ago, had counseled the girl’s family to sort out some domestic problems. How can he indulge in such activities of counselling the girl is intriguing. The girl’s elder brother had also studied in the same school. The girl apparently developed some “infatuation” toward the young priest and used her father’s mobile to message him at night after her father went to sleep, the vicar general explained. This type of counter accusation by the Church and clergy expose their ugliest side of sexual harassment that has been going on in many Christian schools. However, the father caught the girl chatting with the priest and complained to the police. So the fact has been more clear than the Christian attempts of suppressimg the facts, in spite of their position, status etc.

In one of the messages, the accused wrote – ‘Your husband is always waiting for you’: This cleararly exposed his non-educative, non-catholic and indiscipline attitude and sexual mindset of the priest. Ironically, this has been the characteristic of the Christian church and clergy in India and the world also. Father Britto was arrested under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act of 2012, a stringent law to end abuses of minors[9]. Father Oliveira said the groups had accused the vice principal of trying to convert the girl and fondling her, besides sending lewd messages[10]. The vicar general said the junior priest had admitted that he only sent the message to the girl but denied other charges. “He admitted what he had done was imprudent and wrong. What has happened is very sad,” he added. The school authorities reportedly claimed that the student had never complained about such messages. But, the school authorities have not been so naïve to leave the girl, particularly, when she complained to the police. Father Oliveira said the accused priest had to remain in jail until May 5, 2018. “We can move for bail only after that,” he added.

The arrogant attitude of the Church: Here, also, evidently, the national media though silent, the few covered the incidence tried to dub the excessive reaction of the so-called “right-wing” groups. Ironically, the letter of Oswald J. Lewis dated 24-04-2018 addressed to “Clergy, Religious & Laity, and Catholic Diocese of Jaipur” has been intriguing and shocking.  “In times of trial, uncertainties, and hardships we have only one source of consolation – Jesus the Good Shepherd. We turn to him in prayer. I hereby request you to fast and pray that we may tide over this situation and that Fr. Georgish Britto may have the strength and courage to bear the cross that the Lord has given him. Do pray for Paul Pulikal too that he be guided and strengthened by the Holy Spirit. Thanking you for your understanding of the situation sympathetically and praying for us.” This clearly proves that the Christian heads have not regretted, apologized and repented for the sinful crimes and criminal sins committed, but with theological arrogance, tried to justify such heinous sexual crimes, coolly forgetting the affected girls and women of India.

In secular state, crimes cannot be justified with theology: Crime is a crime and it has to be dealt with according to the law of the land, but, when it is justified, vindicated and defended based on religion, theology and other illegal means, then, there is a reason to believe that the offenders, wrongdoers and criminals are protected. Then, as a pattern is noted in such perpetrated crimes for the last 50 years, it is nothing but organized crime carried on under the guise of religion by a particular group or believers. When the country is secular, the criminals cannot be treated differently, just because, he is a Christian and his theology helps him to escape from crimes committed. But, the Bishop’s letter quoted above clearly proves that the Christians have such extraneous mysticism, illegal spirituality and illegitimate holiness means to cover up crimes of all sorts by divine theology. This is very dangerous in a secular state, democratic polity and civil society and therefore, every citizen of India has right to expose such heinous ideology, atrocious philosophy and dreadful dogma paraded as acceptable religion and bring the criminals to court for prosecution and punishment.

© Vedaprakash

01-05-2018

[1] Matters.India, Catholic priest arrested for sending “sleazy” message to teenager , By Jose Kavi, Published on: 3:00 pm, April 23, 2018 by: mattersindia.com.

[2] http://mattersindia.com/2018/04/catholic-priest-arrested-for-sending-sleazy-message-to-teenager/

[3] ThePinkcityPost, St Anselm’s School: Vice principal arrested for sending obscene messages to girl student, Staff Writer Staff Writer | April 19, 2018 | Last Updated: April 23, 2018 11:13 am

[4] https://www.pinkcitypost.com/st-anselms-school-vice-principal-arrested-for-sending-obscene-messages-to-girl/

[5] NDTV, Vice Principal Booked For Allegedly Sending Obscene Messages To Girl In Rajasthan School, Edited by Richa Taneja (With Inputs From ANI) | Updated: April 19, 2018 12:27 IST.

[6] https://www.ndtv.com/cities/vice-principal-booked-for-allegedly-sending-obscene-messages-to-girl-in-rajasthans-alwar-school-1839734

[7] Dhainik Bhaskar, अलवर: सेंट एंसलम के जूनियर फादर ने 9वीं की छात्रा को भेजा अश्लील मैसेज, लोगों ने पीटा, Bhaskar News | Last Modified – Apr 19, 2018, 03:42 AM IST.

[8] https://www.bhaskar.com/rajasthan/jaipur/news/st-anselm-school-alwar-junior-father-sent-obscene-messages-5854930.html

[9] Khas.Khabar, सेंट एंसलम के वाइस प्रिंसिपल पर पॉक्सो एक्ट में केस दर्ज, अश्लील मैसेज भेजने का आरोप, khaskhabar.com : गुरुवार, 19 अप्रैल 2018 09:22.

[10] https://www.khaskhabar.com/local/rajasthan/alwar-news/news-alwar-st-anselm-school-junior-fr-arrest-in-pocso-act-news-hindi-1-307990-KKN.html